Supercritical Water Electrolysis

Basics

• Electrolysis of Water but done with Supercritical Water
• Efficiency + Flow May Be Higher
• Also Pressurization via Pumps is Not Required due to the Pressure of the Reaction

Internal Links

• Supercritical Water Gasification / Supercritical Water Oxidation

External Links

• The Website for "Supercritical Solutions Ltd" , a Company Commercializing this Approach
  • A "Supercritical Solutions Phase 1 Feasibility Report" for a UK Brewery
  • What seems to be a Research Grant Between Them and The University of Bristol Called "SuperH2" / Titled "DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ELECTRODES FOR SUPERCRITICAL WATER ELECTROLYSIS (SuperH2)"
• A Page by "Ocean Geothermal Energy Foundation" on the Process
• A 2003 Study Titled "Electrolysis of supercritical aqueous solutions at temperatures up to 800 K and pressures up to 400 MPa"
• A 1986 Paper Titled "Electrochemistry in Near-Critical and Supercritical Fluids. 3. Studies of Br-, I-, and Hydroquinone in Aqueous Solutions"
• A 2022 Paper Titled "Techno-economics of sub- and supercritical water electrolysis"
• A 2022 Paper Titled "A high temperature and pressure framework for supercritical water electrolysis"