Abstract
Hydrogen energy draws increasing concerns as a kind of renewable and clean energy. Liquid metal (LM) activated Al–H2O reaction is recently emerging as an alternative for real-time hydrogen production. In this study, the energy consumption and environmental impact of this newly emerging method are evaluated via the life cycle assessment (LCA), which indicates that the utilization of waste Al could significantly relieve the energy and environmental issues. In addition, conceptual experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of hydrogen generation from waste Al, and to disclose the hydrogen generation performances of Al samples in different forms. To balance the cost of LM and reaction efficiency, the optimum mass ratio of LM to Al were explored, and the reusability of LM was demonstrated. Further, a SWOT analysis is adopted to interpret the Strengths and Weakness of such hydrogen production method, and to evaluate the Opportunities and Threats it confronts. Overall, waste Al could provide an energy-saving and environmentally friendly approach to produce hydrogen, which is expected to exploit a new way towards the green hydrogen era.
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