SHORT COMMUNICATION - HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN

If electrolytic hydrogen is produced in large quantities, half as many moles of O-2 are produced as H-2. While it can be harmlessly vented, it seems more prudent to explore its possible large-scale utilization. It could be important in abating the cost of changing over to a hydro gen energy economy. Such uses include better fuel utilization and redu ction of noxious emissions in combustion, air beneficiation, and bulk industrial applications. Analysis suggests that the industrial gases i ndustry may become an important early mover towards the hydrogen econo my (for reasons of self-preservation). International Association for H ydrogen Energy. Copyright (C) 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd