This commodity may be new to the African economies, and hence, we would like to know the uses of hydrogen in modern economies.
The 10 common uses of hydrogen are:
1. hydrogen fuel cells are used to generate electricity and heat. It has very high energy content by weight - a very special energy characteristic!
2. fertilizer production
(ammonia manufacture, consuming about two-thirds of the world's hydrogen production)
3. methanol production
4. petroleum refining
5. rocket fuel
6. filling balloons
7. production of hydrochloric acid
8. welding and reduction of metallic ores
9. fuel for transportation
10. hydrogenation of oils and fats
*Let us put aside the uses of hydrogen's isotopes, including tritium (3H) which is produced in nuclear reactors and may be used to produce hydrogen bombs.
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