Ngokombiko weMiningWeekly, inkampani yezimayini ehlukene i-Anglo American, ibambisene ne-Umicore ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe ngenkampani yayo i-Anglo American Platinum (Anglo American Platinum), ngethemba lokuthi izoshintsha indlela egcinwa ngayo i-hydrogen, kanye nezimoto ze-Fuel cell (FCEV). nikeza amandla.
I-Anglo American Group ithe ngoMsombuluko ukuthi ukuthembela kulobu buchwepheshe, ngeke kube nesidingo sokwakha ingqalasizinda ye-hydrogen kanye namanethiwekhi kaphethiloli engeziwe, futhi izindawo zokudlulisa, ukugcinwa kanye ne-hydrogenation zibhekwa njengenye yezithiyo eziyinhloko ekukhuthazeni amandla ahlanzekile e-hydrogen.
Lolu hlelo oluhlanganyelwe locwaningo nentuthuko luhlose ukuqhubekisela phambili inqubo yokubopha ngamakhemikhali i-hydrogen oketshezini (lokho okubizwa nge-liquid organic hydrogen carrier noma i-LOHC, i-Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier), kanye nokuqaphela ukusetshenziswa okuqondile kwezimoto zamaseli kaphethiloli (FCEV) nezinye. izimoto ezisekelwe kubuchwepheshe be-Catalyst bezinsimbi zeqembu leplatinamu.
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-LOHC kwenza i-hydrogen ukuthi icutshungulwe futhi ihanjiswe ngamapayipi okuthutha uketshezi avamile njengamathangi kawoyela namapayipi, njenge-petroleum noma uphethiloli, ngaphandle kwesidingo sezindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokucindezelwa kwegesi.Lokhu kugwema ingqalasizinda yamandla e-hydrogen entsha futhi kusheshisa ukukhuthazwa kwe-hydrogen njengophethiloli ohlanzekile.Ngosizo lobuchwepheshe obusha obuthuthukiswe yi-Anglo American kanye ne-Umicore, kungenzeka ukuthwala i-hydrogen esuka ku-LOHC yezimoto zikagesi ekushiseni okuphansi nokucindezela (okubizwa ngokuthi isinyathelo se-dehydrogenation), okulula futhi ishibhile kunendlela ye-hydrogen ecindezelweyo.
U-Benny Oeyen, uMqondisi woMnyango Wokuthuthukiswa Kwemakethe Yezinsimbi ze-Anglo American we-Anglo American, wethule ukuthi ubuchwepheshe be-LOHC buhlinzeka kanjani ngendlela ekhangayo, engakhiqizi futhi engabizi kakhulu yokuthutha i-hydrogen fuel.Le nkampani ikholelwa ukuthi izinsimbi zeqembu leplatinamu zinezakhiwo ezikhethekile ze-catalytic.Siza ukwenza izinto zibe lula futhi ukwenze kube lula kubasebenzisi.Ngaphezu kwalokho, uphethiloli owengeziwe uyashesha njengophethiloli noma udizili, futhi unobubanzi obufanayo bokuhamba, kuyilapho kunciphisa izindleko zalo lonke uchungechunge lwenani.
Ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe be-LOHC be-dehydrogenation catalytic kanye nokusetshenziswa kwe-LOHC ephethe i-hydrogen ukunika amandla izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula, ingakwazi ukuxazulula ubunzima obubhekene nengqalasizinda ye-hydrogen kanye ne-logistics, futhi isheshise ukukhuthazwa kwe-FCEV.U-Lothar Moosman, iPhini likaMongameli Omkhulu, uMnyango Wezamabhizinisi Omusha we-Umicore (uLothar Mussmann) uthe.Inkampani kaMooseman ingumphakeli we-proton exchange membrane FCEV catalysts.
I-Anglo American Group ibilokhu ingomunye wabasekeli bokuqala bomnotho we-hydrogen futhi iyasiqonda isimo samasu se-hydrogen emandleni aluhlaza kanye nezokuthutha ezihlanzekile."Izinsimbi zeqembu leplatinum zinganikeza izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zokukhiqiza i-hydrogen eluhlaza kanye nezokuthutha eziqhutshwa yi-hydrogen nobunye ubuchwepheshe obuhlobene.Sihlola ubuchwepheshe kule ndawo ukuze sakhe indawo yokutshala imali yesikhathi eside esebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla e-hydrogen,” kusho i-CEO ye-Anglo Platinum Tasha Viljoen (Natascha Viljoen).
Ngokusekelwa Ithimba Le-Anglo American Platinum Group Metals Market Development kanye nosizo lukaPeter Wasserscheid, uprofesa eNyuvesi yase-Erlangen kanye nomsunguli weHydrogenious LOHC Technology, u-Umicore uzokwenza lolu cwaningo.I-Hydrogenious ingumholi embonini ye-LOHC futhi iyinkampani yephothifoliyo ye-AP Venture, inkampani ezimele yesikhwama semali etshalwe yi-Anglo American Group.Izikhombisi-ndlela zayo eziyinhloko zokutshala imali ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen, ukugcinwa, nokuhamba.
Umsebenzi weqembu le-Anglo American Group lokuthuthukisa imakethe yensimbi ye-platinum uwukuthuthukisa nokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa okusha kwezinsimbi zeqembu leplatinamu.Lokhu kuhlanganisa izixazululo zamandla ahlanzekile nezisimeme, amangqamuzana kaphethiloli ezimoto zikagesi, ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen eluhlaza kanye nezokuthutha, ama-absorbents e-vinyl anweba isikhathi seshelufu sokudla futhi anciphise imfucuza, futhi athuthukise izindlela zokwelapha ezilwa nomdlavuza.