Saturday, June 6, 2020

CeNS: Low cost Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation


The scientists and researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences operating under Department of Science and Technology have invented a low cost effective way to generate hydrogen from water using Molybdenum dioxide.

Key Findings of the Study

  • The study says that Molybdenum dioxide can act as efficient catalyst to reduce energy used in splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. 
  • The process is called electrolysis.

About Molybdenum Dioxide

  • Molybdenum Dioxide has the potential to replace the catalyst that is being used currently, that is, Platinum. 
  • Platinum is highly expensive and also is available as limited resource on the earth.

About the Study

  • The researchers grew Molybdenum Dioxide on tin oxide substrates.

Significance

  • The splitting of water is important to obtain hydrogen. 
  • Hydrogen is lately becoming a popular clean fuel. Hydrogen is predominantly used to make fuel cells. 
  • In a fuel cell, the chemical energy, that is hydrogen is converted into electricity.

Hydrogen Energy in India

  • The Ministry of Renewable Energy is supporting Research and Development on Hydrogen Energy and Fuel greatly. 
  • The projects of hydrogen transportation is being conducted by Mahindra and Mahindra, Banaras Hindu University and IIT Delhi currently.

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