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#9 Israeli research develop water splitting method that has an incredible 98.7% efficiency

In Israel, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology have developed a water splitting method that has an astounding energetic efficiency of 98.7%— based on a cyclic process in which the chemical makeup of the anode changes intermittently. Electrochemical- thermally-activated chemical water splitting (E-TAC) has several advantages over traditional electrolysis, including: chronological separation between hydrogen and oxygen production, a spontaneous reaction producing oxygen that eliminates the need for electricity during oxygen production which increases energetic efficiency to 98.7%, as well as a significantly lower equipment cost than is required of current technologies.
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