Ngokusho kwe-MiningWeekly, i-Anglo American, inkampani yezimayini neyokuthengisa ehlukahlukene, ibambisana ne-Umicore ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe ngenkampani yayo i-Anglo American Platinum (Anglo American Platinum), ngethemba lokushintsha indlela i-hydrogen egcinwa ngayo, kanye nezimoto ze-Fuel cell (FCEV) ezihlinzeka ngamandla.
I-Anglo American Group ithe ngoMsombuluko ukuthi ngokuthembela kulobu buchwepheshe, ngeke kube nesidingo sokwakha ingqalasizinda ye-hydrogen kanye namanethiwekhi kaphethiloli engeziwe, kanti izindawo zokudlulisa, zokugcina kanye nezindawo zokufaka i-hydrogenation zibhekwa njengezinye zezithiyo ezinkulu ekuthuthukisweni kwamandla e-hydrogen ahlanzekile.
Lolu hlelo lokucwaninga nokuthuthukiswa oluhlangene luhlose ukuqhubekisela phambili inqubo yokubopha i-hydrogen ngamakhemikhali kuketshezi (okuthiwa i-liquid organic hydrogen carrier noma i-LOHC, i-Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier), kanye nokufeza ukusetshenziswa okuqondile kwezimoto zamaseli kaphethiloli (i-FCEV) nezinye izimoto ezisekelwe kubuchwepheshe be-Catalyst bezinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum.
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-LOHC kwenza i-hydrogen icutshungulwe futhi ithuthwe ngamapayipi okuthutha uketshezi avamile njengamathangi kawoyela namapayipi, njenge-petroleum noma uphethiloli, ngaphandle kwesidingo sezindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokucindezelwa kwegesi. Lokhu kugwema ingqalasizinda entsha yamandla e-hydrogen futhi kusheshise ukukhuthazwa kwe-hydrogen njengophethiloli ohlanzekile. Ngosizo lobuchwepheshe obusha obuthuthukiswe yi-Anglo American kanye ne-Umicore, kungenzeka ukuthwala i-hydrogen kusuka ku-LOHC yezimoto zikagesi ekushiseni okuphansi kanye nokucindezela (okubizwa ngokuthi isinyathelo sokukhipha i-hydrogen), okulula futhi okushibhile kunendlela ye-hydrogen ecindezelwe.
UBenny Oeyen, uMqondisi woMnyango Wokuthuthukiswa Kwemakethe Yezinsimbi ze-Platinum Group e-Anglo American, wethule indlela ubuchwepheshe be-LOHC obuhlinzeka ngayo ngendlela ekhangayo, engenazo izisi ezikhipha ukungcola futhi engabizi kakhulu yokuthutha uphethiloli we-hydrogen. Le nkampani ikholelwa ukuthi izinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum zinezakhiwo ezikhethekile zokuvuselela. Siza ukwenza kube lula ukuthutha futhi kwenze kube lula kubasebenzisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwengeza uphethiloli kushesha njengophethiloli noma udizili, futhi kunobubanzi obufanayo bokuhamba ngesikebhe, ngenkathi kunciphisa izindleko zochungechunge lonke lwenani.
Ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe be-LOHC dehydrogenation catalytic kanye nokusetshenziswa kwe-LOHC ethwala i-hydrogen ukunika amandla izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula, ingaxazulula ubunzima obubhekene nengqalasizinda ye-hydrogen kanye ne-logistics, futhi isheshise ukukhuthazwa kwe-FCEV. ULothar Moosman, iPhini likaMongameli Omkhulu, uMnyango Webhizinisi Elisha we-Umicore (uLothar Mussmann) uthe. Inkampani kaMooseman ingumhlinzeki we-proton exchange membrane FCEV catalysts.
I-Anglo American Group ibilokhu ingenye yabasekeli bokuqala bomnotho we-hydrogen futhi iyaqonda isikhundla esibalulekile se-hydrogen emandleni aluhlaza kanye nokuthuthwa okuhlanzekile. “Izinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum zinganikeza izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zokukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen eluhlaza kanye nokuthuthwa okuphehlwa yi-hydrogen kanye nobunye ubuchwepheshe obuhlobene. Sihlola ubuchwepheshe kule ndawo ukuze sakhe indawo yokutshalwa kwezimali yesikhathi eside esebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla e-hydrogen”, kusho i-CEO ye-Anglo Platinum Tasha Viljoen (Natascha Viljoen).
Ngokusekelwa yi-Anglo American Platinum Group Metals Market Development Team kanye nosizo lukaPeter Wasserscheid, uprofesa eNyuvesi yase-Erlangen kanye nomsunguli we-Hydrogenious LOHC Technology, u-Umicore uzokwenza lolu cwaningo. I-Hydrogenious ingumholi embonini ye-LOHC futhi iyinkampani yephothifoliyo ye-AP Venture, inkampani ezimele yesikhwama semali yebhizinisi etshalwe yi-Anglo American Group. Iziqondiso zayo eziyinhloko zokutshalwa kwezimali ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen, ukugcinwa, kanye nokuthuthwa.
Umsebenzi wethimba lokuthuthukisa imakethe yezinsimbi ze-platinum group le-Anglo American Group ukuthuthukisa nokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa okusha kwezinsimbi ze-platinum group. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izixazululo zamandla ahlanzekile nazinzile, amaseli kaphethiloli ezimotweni zikagesi, ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen eluhlaza kanye nokuthuthwa, izinto ezimunca i-vinyl ezandisa impilo yokudla eshalofini futhi zinciphise imfucuza, kanye nokuthuthukisa izindlela zokwelapha ezilwa nomdlavuza.