Intro
Preface
Contents
Abbreviations
Fundamentals of Water Electrolysis
1 Introduction
2 Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis
2.1 Water Electrolysis History
2.2 Water Electrolysis Principles
2.3 Electrode Potentials
2.4 Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution
3 Theoretical Fundamentals
3.1 Basics of Catalyst Reactions
3.2 The Electrochemical Interface and the Electric Double Layer
3.3 Catalytic Active Sites
3.4 Electrocatalytic Reactions in Energy Conversion and Storage
3.5 Nernst Equation
3.6 Butler-Volmer Equation

3.7 Tafel Equation, Overpotential and Limiting Current Density
3.8 Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
3.9 Oxygen Evolution Reaction
4 Catalytic Activity
4.1 Activity Definition
4.2 Microkinetic Model
4.3 Nanomaterials
5 Pulsed Water Electrolysis
5.1 Inductive Pulses
5.2 Voltage Pulses
5.3 Current Pulses
6 Conclusions
References
Hydrogen and Energy Transition
1 Introduction
2 The Energy Carrier of the Future
3 Physical and Chemical Properties
3.1 Metal Hydrides
3.2 Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers
4 Chemical Properties
5 Hydrogen Production

5.1 Steam Reforming
5.2 Hydrogen from Coal
5.3 Hydrogen from Biomass
5.4 Hydrogen Through Nuclear
5.5 Biological and Photonic Methods
6 Conclusions
References
Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles
1 Introduction
2 Principles of Water Splitting
3 Low Temperature Electrolysis
4 Thermodynamic at High Pressure
5 Thermodynamic of Catalytic Activity
6 Membranes for Water Splitting
7 Conclusions
References
Water Purification and Desalinization
1 Introduction
2 Water Purification
2.1 Electrolysis of Sea Water
2.2 Wastewater Treatment

2.3 Electrochemical Wastewater Treatment
2.4 Electrochemical Treatment of Persistent Wastewater
2.5 Efficiency and Energy Parameters in Electrochemical Oxidation
2.6 Kinetics and Mechanism of Organic Oxidation
2.7 Pulsed Electrochemical Wastewater Oxidation
3 Direct Sea Water Electrolysis
4 Conclusions
References
Alkaline Liquid Electrolyte Water Electrolysis
1 Introduction
2 Alkaline Water Electrolysis
3 Catalytic Reactions
3.1 HER Catalysts
3.2 OER Catalysts
3.3 Cell Components
4 Ni-Based Alloys Catalytic Performances

5 Influence of Process Conditions on Gas Purity in Alkaline Water Electrolysis
6 Conclusions
References
Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
1 Introduction
2 Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
2.1 Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
2.2 Oxygen Evolution Reaction
2.3 Cell Components
3 Gas Crossover
4 Voltage Losses
5 Operating Conditions
6 Degradation Phenomena
7 Catalysts Activity
7.1 Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDś)
7.2 Metal Organic Framework Derivatives
7.3 Transition Metal Phosphides (TMPś)
8 OER Catalysts Activity