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Turquoise hydrogen is produced using methane pyrolysis

Turquoise hydrogen is produced through a process known as methane pyrolysis, which breaks down methane (CH4) into hydrogen (H2) and solid carbon.1 Methane pyrolysis is carried out at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen, avoiding the formation of carbon dioxide (CO2). 2 The solid carbon produced can be used in various industrial applications, such as in manufacturing and construction materials, or stored, mitigating the environmental impact of carbon emissions.3

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  1. Koch Blank, T., Molloy, P., Ramirez, K., Wall, A., & Weiss, T. (2022, April 13). Clean energy 101: The colors of hydrogen. RMI. https://rmi.org/clean-energy-101-hydrogen/ ↩

  2. Incer-Valverde, J., Korayem, A., Tsatsaronis, G., & Morosuk, T. (2023). “Colors” of hydrogen: Definitions and carbon intensity. Energy conversion and management, 291, 117294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117294. ↩

  3. Ibid. ↩