Construction of a Prototype System for Hydrogen Production from Water Electrolysis with Homemade Materials

The world today needs to follow a sustainable pattern in terms of its energy demand, because the demand for energy is increasing and the massive contribution to global warming needs to be curbed. The objective of the research was to build and implement a prototype hydrogen production system from water electrolysis, using homemade materials, in such a way that they are easily accessible. As a result, it was obtained that the production of hydrogen and oxygen is related to the amount of sodium oxide used, since these gases become more volatile if the sodium oxide has a higher concentration. Considering hydrogen gas as the renewable energy of the future, which can be implemented in various industries, as it is an abundant and environmentally friendly energy source. Hydrogen and oxygen production was obtained, which varies with temperature; oxygen had a production of 0.068 g of O2 at 15 °C and 0.059 g of O2 at 60 °C. Hydrogen had a production of 0.011 g of H2 at 15 °C and 0.007 g of H2 at 60 °C. Regarding the energy balance, demand of 0.289 joule J by the electrolysis process, and 0.673 J supplied by the power supply; for the whole process 183,890.7 J.