Ngokutsho kweMiningWeekly, i-Anglo American, inkampani yezemigodi kunye neentengiso ezahlukeneyo, isebenzisana ne-Umicore ukuphuhlisa itekhnoloji ngenkampani yayo ye-Anglo American Platinum (Anglo American Platinum), inethemba lokutshintsha indlela egcinwa ngayo i-hydrogen, kunye nezithuthi zeFuel cell (FCEV) ezibonelela ngombane.
I-Anglo American Group ithe ngoMvulo ukuba ngokuxhomekeka kolu buchwepheshe, akuyi kubakho mfuneko yokwakha iziseko ze-hydrogen kunye neenethiwekhi ezongezelelweyo zamafutha, kwaye izixhobo zokuhambisa, zokugcina kunye ne-hydrogenation zithathwa njengenye yemiqobo ephambili ekukhuthazeni amandla acocekileyo e-hydrogen.
Olu phando kunye nesicwangciso sophuhliso esidibeneyo sijolise ekuqhubeleni phambili inkqubo yokudibanisa i-hydrogen ngeekhemikhali kulwelo (oko kubizwa ngokuba yi-liquid organic hydrogen carrier okanye i-LOHC, i-Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier), kunye nokusetyenziswa ngokuthe ngqo kwezithuthi ze-fuel cell (FCEV) kunye nezinye izithuthi ezisekelwe kwitekhnoloji yeCatalyst kwiintsimbi zeqela leplatinum.
Ukusetyenziswa kwe-LOHC kwenza ukuba i-hydrogen icutshungulwe kwaye ithuthwe ngemibhobho eqhelekileyo yokuthutha ulwelo efana neetanki zeoyile kunye nemibhobho, njenge-petroleum okanye ipetroli, ngaphandle kwesidingo sezixhobo ezinzima zokuxinwa kwegesi. Oku kuthintela iziseko ezintsha zamandla e-hydrogen kwaye kukhawulezisa ukukhuthazwa kwe-hydrogen njengepetroli ecocekileyo. Ngoncedo lwetekhnoloji entsha ephuhliswe yi-Anglo American kunye ne-Umicore, kunokwenzeka ukuthwala i-hydrogen kwi-LOHC kwizithuthi zombane kubushushu obuphantsi kunye noxinzelelo (olubizwa ngokuba yinyathelo lokukhupha i-hydrogen), olulula kwaye lungabizi kakhulu kunendlela ye-hydrogen ecinezelweyo.
UBenny Oeyen, uMlawuli weSebe loPhuhliso lweMarike yePlatinum Group Metals kwi-Anglo American, wazisa indlela itekhnoloji ye-LOHC ebonelela ngayo ngendlela ekhangayo, engenazingcolisi kwaye engabizi kakhulu yokuthutha i-hydrogen fuel. Le nkampani ikholelwa ukuba i-platinum group metals ineempawu ezikhethekileyo zokutsala. Nceda wenze lula izinto kwaye wenze kube lula kubasebenzisi. Ukongeza, ukongeza i-fuel kukhawuleza njengepetroli okanye idizili, kwaye kunoluhlu olufanayo lokuhamba ngenqanawa, ngelixa kunciphisa iindleko zekhonkco lexabiso liphela.
Ngokusebenzisa iteknoloji ephucukileyo ye-LOHC dehydrogenation catalytic kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-LOHC ethwala i-hydrogen ukunika amandla usetyenziso lweefowuni, inokusombulula iingxaki ezijongene neziseko ze-hydrogen kunye nothutho, kwaye ikhawulezise ukukhuthazwa kwe-FCEV. ULothar Moosman, uSekela Mongameli oyiNtloko, iSebe lezoShishino elitsha le-Umicore (uLothar Mussmann) utshilo. Inkampani kaMooseman ngumthengisi wee-catalysts ze-FCEV ze-proton exchange membrane.
I-Anglo American Group ibisoloko ingomnye wabaxhasi bokuqala boqoqosho lwe-hydrogen kwaye iyaqonda indawo ye-hydrogen kumandla aluhlaza kunye nothutho olucocekileyo. “Iintsimbi zeqela leplatinum zinokubonelela ngezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kwimveliso ye-hydrogen eluhlaza kunye nothutho olusebenzisa i-hydrogen kunye nezinye iitekhnoloji ezinxulumene noko. Sihlola iitekhnoloji kule ndawo ukuze sidale imeko-bume yotyalo-mali yexesha elide esebenzisa ngokupheleleyo amandla e-hydrogen”, utshilo umphathi we-Anglo Platinum uTasha Viljoen (uNatascha Viljoen).
Ngenkxaso yeQela loPhuhliso lweMarike ye-Anglo American Platinum Group Metals kunye noncedo lukaPeter Wasserscheid, uprofesa kwiYunivesithi yase-Erlangen kunye nomseki weHydrogenious LOHC Technology, u-Umicore uza kuqhuba olu phando. I-Hydrogenious yinkokeli kwishishini le-LOHC kwaye ikwayinkampani yepotifoliyo ye-AP Venture, inkampani ezimeleyo yengxowa-mali ye-venture etyalwe yi-Anglo American Group. Iindlela zayo eziphambili zotyalo-mali kukuveliswa kwe-hydrogen, ukugcinwa, kunye nokuthuthwa.
Umsebenzi weqela lophuhliso lwemarike yeentsimbi zeplatinum leqela le-Anglo American Group kukuphuhlisa nokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa okutsha kweentsimbi zeplatinum zeqela. Oku kuquka izisombululo zamandla ezicocekileyo nezizinzileyo, iiseli zamafutha kwizithuthi zombane, ukuveliswa kwehydrogen eluhlaza kunye nokuthuthwa, izifunxi zevinyl ezandisa ubomi bokutya kunye nokunciphisa inkunkuma, kunye nokuphuhlisa unyango lokulwa nomhlaza.