High Pulsed Voltage Alkaline Electrolysis for Water Splitting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. State of the Art
2.1. Electrolysis
2.2. Pulsed Electrolysis
2.3. High Voltage Electrolysis
3. Hydrogen Generator
3.1. Circuit
3.2. Plasmolysis Cell
4. Experimentation Method
4.1. Circuit
4.2. Measurement System
4.3. Electrolyte
4.4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Albornoz, M.; Rivera, M.; Wheeler, P.; Ramírez, R. High Pulsed Voltage Alkaline Electrolysis for Water Splitting. Sensors 2023, 23, 3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23083820
Albornoz M, Rivera M, Wheeler P, Ramírez R. High Pulsed Voltage Alkaline Electrolysis for Water Splitting. Sensors. 2023; 23(8):3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23083820
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbornoz, Matías, Marco Rivera, Patrick Wheeler, and Roberto Ramírez. 2023. "High Pulsed Voltage Alkaline Electrolysis for Water Splitting" Sensors 23, no. 8: 3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23083820
APA StyleAlbornoz, M., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Ramírez, R. (2023). High Pulsed Voltage Alkaline Electrolysis for Water Splitting. Sensors, 23(8), 3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23083820