2. Theoretical foundations
2.1 Thermodynamic aspect
In a water electrolysis cell, electric current is used to dissociate water into its elementary constituents, molecular hydrogen (H
2
) and oxygen (O
2
). In an acid medium (the case of an acid membrane electrolyzer), this reaction breaks down into two half-reactions:
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References
Builders (of cells, membranes)
(non-exhaustive list)
CETH (Compagnie Européenne des Technologies de l'Hydrogène) http://www.ceth.fr/
DuPont Fuel Cells https://www.dupont.com/industries/energy.html
Norsk Hydro...
Organization
European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) https://www.hfpeurope.org/
Research programs
GenHyPEM http://www.genhypem.u-psud.fr:80/
Projets européens autour de l'hydrogène http://ec.europa.eu/research/leaflets/h2/page_100_fr.html
Research laboratory
CEA Grenoble http://www.cea.fr/le_cea/les_centres_cea/grenoble
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