There are other ways to extract hydrogen from natural gas, with solid carbon as the waste product. One way is called methane pyrolysis.
Fossil fuels are a potentially abundant source of hydrogen, which can be separated from natural gas with solid carbon as the waste product. The process is...
Fossil fuels are a potentially abundant source of hydrogen, which can be separated from natural gas with solid carbon as the waste product. The process is called methane pyrolysis. Can also work on any other hydrocarbon including waste plastic. Chemical company BASF has a pilot plant in...
Thank you, Nikkom and Astronuc, for your comments and insights.
Perhaps my question is more in the realm of economics than engineering, but I think that engineering is a component in answering the economic question. Some further pros and cons in addition to neccesity of pumping seawater...
In 2005 the American Nuclear Society endorsed the use of nuclear energy for desalinisation -- see http://www.ans.org/pi/ps/docs/ps62.pdf
Would there be any advantages in terms of safety and / or cost to using nuclear fission to desalinate seawater (or perform some other...