This brief covers novel techniques for clean hydrogen production which primarily involve sodium
hydroxide as an essential ingredient to the existing major hydrogen production technologies.
Interestingly sodium hydroxide plays different roles and can act as a catalyst reactant
promoter or even a precursor. The inclusion of sodium hydroxide makes these processes both
kinetically and thermodynamically favorable. In addition possibilities to produce cleaner
hydrogen in terms of carbon emissions are described. Through modifications of steam methane
reformation methods and coal-gasification processes from fossil as well as non-fossil energy
sources the carbon dioxide emissions of these established ways to produce hydrogen can
significantly be reduced. This brief is aimed at those who are interested in expanding their
knowledge on novel techniques and materials to produce clean hydrogen and capture carbon
dioxide at a large-scale. The detailed thermodynamic analysis experimental findings and
critical analysis of such techniques are well discussed in this brief. Therefore this book
will be of great interest and use to students engineers and researchers involved in developing
the hydrogen economy as well as mitigating carbon dioxide emissions at a large-scale.
