After 33 years of study and contemplation of the proton, our primary Atom:
I have deduced that the most efficient method of production of protonic ions from water,
shall be done in a similar manner to a modern Seebeck IC chip, or a CPU.
That is, a very large multitude of tiny currents of high magnitude, and low amplitude.
This will require small spacing between electrodes, and extremely low tolerances.
Most likely suited for the semiconductor production industry.
Along these lines we will achieve the highest production of Hydrogen with the lowest amount of energy.
To quantify, simplify, and indemnify:
At 1ATM of pressure (free electrolysis)
E=0.42L[H2]+(0.21L[O2]) / Hr / Ampere
irrespective of Voltage.
This is precisely why meshes and needle-point grids
prove to be more efficient.
With the emergence of nanotechnology, single-atom carbon electrodes
arranged into a micro-processor type chip,
could turn the tables on the energy scale.
The physical constraint will become the size of the capillary-coefficient tubing,
for the given viscosity of the electrolyte. (saline water).
For cost effectiveness: i suggest the use of a salt with a high metallic content.
Such as Mediterranean Sea Salt, which has a moderate concentration of nickel and cadmium.
It is not clear how in this case it is possible to bypass Faraday's law.
QuoteSuch as Mediterranean Sea Salt,
In this case, chlorine will be released.
@Smoky2
Question / idea
Could centrifugal force be used to cause rapid gas bubble dislodging from
the electrodes (while those bubbles are still of very small size) ?
Centrifugal forces will act to a greater extent on a substance that is heavier, that is, water.
What no one else has definitely tried is electrolysis in a centrifuge ... :)
Electricity consumption is directly proportional to the length of the high-voltage pulse "breaking the water molecule". Is not it?
therefore, if we make the impulses as strong as possible and as short as possible, will we achieve our goal?