Enabling the use of seawater for hydrogen gas production in water electrolyzers

Hydrogen gas will play an increasingly critical role in developing a carbon-neutral energy infrastructure, but it will need to be produced by water splitting using renewable electricity sources. A recent study by Veroneau and Nocera in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests an electrolyzer that produces desalinated water from abundant seawater by using forward osmosis.

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Hydrogen gas is essential for a carbon-neutral energy infrastructure, and a recent study by Veroneau and Nocera suggests producing desalinated water from seawater using forward osmosis for hydrogen production.