Hydrogen from Methane Pyrolysis Potential New $$ for Drillers
There are so many colors for hydrogen (denoting how it is produced) that we've lost track of the number. Some 95% of all hydrogen today is made by using steam with natural gas to separate hydrogen from carbon, referred to as "gray" hydrogen. If the hydrogen producer captures the carbon dioxide generated during the process, it's called "blue" hydrogen. "Green" hydrogen uses electricity from solar or wind to pass an electrical current through water to split the molecules into hydrogen and oxygen (by far the most expensive way to produce hydrogen). "Pink" hydrogen is produced from water using nuclear power. There are other colors too, like white and brown. However, we're interested in "turquoise" hydrogen today, which is also made from natural gas. Instead of steam, methane is heated to 900 degrees Celcius, which frees the hydrogen atoms and turns the carbon into a solid.
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