The copper-chlorine cycle is a four-step thermochemical cycle for producing hydrogen that combines thermochemical reactions with an electrolysis step, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen at temperatures around 530 degrees Celsius while recycling all of the other chemicals it uses. Because it can be driven by heat from a nuclear plant or from other sources such as solar energy or industrial waste heat, it is studied as a way to produce hydrogen with better efficiency and a smaller environmental footprint than conventional methods, and it is currently under development by multiple countries through the Generation IV International Forum.
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The copper-chlorine cycle (Cu-Cl cycle) is a four-step thermochemical cycle for the production of hydrogen.
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