The invention discloses a low-grade
heat energy driven
electrode liquid self-circulating
hydrogen production method, and belongs to the technical field of
new energy. Low-grade
heat energy serves as driving force, and continuous
hydrogen production is achieved through the concentration change of a working solution. The low-grade
heat energy driven
electrode liquid self-circulating
hydrogen production method comprises the steps: firstly, the low-grade heat energy is converted into
chemical potential energy of the working solution through a low-temperature multi-effect
distillation method; thenthe
chemical potential energy is converted into the
potential difference between two electrodes of a
cell stack based on the reverse
electrodialysis principle; and then hydrogen and
oxygen are produced through a reduction reaction or an oxidation reaction occurring on the
hydrogen production electrode and the
oxygen production electrode in the same electrode liquid. The waste solution losing partof the
chemical potential energy is recycled after flowing out from the
cell stack, and then regenerated under driving of the low-grade heat energy; the electrode liquid is self-circulated between a
hydrogen production electrode liquid cavity and an
oxygen production electrode liquid cavity in the two ends of the
cell stack; the low-grade heat energy can be continuously, efficiently and steadily converted to be utilized; a
hydrogen production system does not need to operate at the high temperature and
high pressure, mechanical
moving parts are few, and capacity configuration is flexible; and the single-type electrode liquid is adopted and is in an
electrolyte closed cycle, and long-time operation can be achieved only by supplying deionized water.