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Hydrogen Production via Wastewater Electrolysis—An Integrated Approach Review

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Innovations in Smart Cities Applications Volume 5 (SCA 2021)

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Human activities generate enormous amounts of wastewater. The hydrogen production from this new resource has gained attention as an emergent technology. Incorporating photovoltaic energy production with different electrolysis systems which can treat wastewaters and produce hydrogen simultaneously will lead to an environmentally-friendly and sustainable hydrogen production.

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This research was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), grant number UIDP/05567/2020. Special thanks to Trina Cairns (native English speaker and professional proofreader), who reviewed the text of this work.

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Cartaxo, M., Fernandes, J., Gomes, M., Pinho, H., Nunes, V., Coelho, P. (2022). Hydrogen Production via Wastewater Electrolysis—An Integrated Approach Review. In: Ben Ahmed, M., Boudhir, A.A., Karaș, İ.R., Jain, V., Mellouli, S. (eds) Innovations in Smart Cities Applications Volume 5. SCA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 393. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94191-8_54

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