Adding the activated carbon of rice husk to increase hydrogen production on water electrolysis

Water electrolysis is decomposing water (H2O) into Oxygen and Hydrogen with the help of electric current. At present, the conventional electrolysis efficiency is around 50%. The use of catalysts is partly engineered to increase the hydrogen production. In this paper, activated carbons from rice husk (RHAC) of 50 ppm and 100 ppm were added as the catalyst to increase Hydrogen production. FTIR tests showed that RHAC had an aromatic ring functional group with magnetic field. By the help of ImageJ software, it was proven that RHAC surface has an electric charge dominated by a positive charge. The magnetic field weakens the hydrogen bonding, while the electric charge increases the solution acidity, and makes it a good electrical conductor. As a result, greater addition of RHAC increases Hydrogen production. The largest hydrogen production of 8.2 ml for 10 minutes was obtained by the addition of 100 ppm.