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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

26. Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production via Mg–Cl and Cu–Cl Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles

Authors : Ahmet Ozbilen, Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen

Published in: Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming

Publisher: Springer New York

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Abstract

The environmental impacts of nuclear-based hydrogen production processes are evaluated and compared, considering magnesium–chlorine (Mg–Cl) and copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) thermochemical water decomposition cycles and using life cycle analysis. Variations of environmental impacts (acidification potential and global warming potential) with hydrogen production plant lifetime are reported. An artificial neural network model is used to develop the results. Relations between environmental impacts and economic factors are also presented using the social cost of carbon concept. The results show that the Cu–Cl thermochemical cycle has lower acidification and global warming potentials per unit mass of hydrogen produced compared to the Mg–Cl thermochemical cycle due to its lower electrical work requirement.

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Metadata
Title
Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production via Mg–Cl and Cu–Cl Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles
Authors
Ahmet Ozbilen
Ibrahim Dincer
Marc A. Rosen
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-7587-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-7588-0

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7588-0_26