IIT-BHU develops prototype for hydrogen fuel
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Sun, Mar 14 2021 13:36 IST |
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Banaras Hindu University (BHU).. Image Source: IANS News
Varanasi, March 14 : The department of chemical engineering and technology at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) , has developed a membrane reformer prototype for producing ultra-pure hydrogen from methanol.
Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay of the department and his team said that it is the first such prototype in India and there are no such commercial units worldwide.
Upadhyay said that the prototype isolated 99.999 per cent pure hydrogen from a mere 15 ml/minute methanol to 13 litre/minute and succeeded in producing 1 KW of power on integration with a hydrogen fuel cell.