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A local petroleum company was soon hired to harvest and sell the hydrogen, and as of 2024, the villagers of Bourakébougou village continue to pay for their hydrogen. As of 2023 the Malian hydrogen well remains as the world’s first and only economically successful hydrogen well. [10] [11]
Hydrogen is produced by hydrogenases and nitrogenases enzymes in many microorganisms, some of which are being studied for their potential for biofuel production. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] These H 2 -metabolizing enzymes are found in all three domains of life , and out of known genomes over 30% of microbial taxa contain hydrogenase genes. [ 10 ]
It is the cheapest source of industrial hydrogen, being the source of nearly 50% of the world's hydrogen. [34] The process consists of heating the gas to 700–1,100 °C (1,300–2,000 °F) in the presence of steam over a nickel catalyst. The resulting endothermic reaction forms carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen (H 2). [35]
Liquid and solid phases can exist in combination at the triple point, a substance known as slush hydrogen. [39] Metallic hydrogen, a phase obtained at extremely high pressures (in excess of 400 gigapascals (3,900,000 atm; 58,000,000 psi)), is an electrical conductor. It is believed to exist deep within giant planets like Jupiter. [38] [40]
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This remarkable catalytic efficiency is nonetheless shadowed by its extreme sensitivity to oxygen, being irreversibly inactivated by O 2 [12]. When the cells are deprived from sulfur, oxygen evolution stops due to photo-damage of photosystem II , in this state the cells start consuming O 2 and provide the ideal anaerobic environment for the ...
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