The invention belongs to the technical field of water
electrolysis, and relates to a device and method for producing
hydrogen through step-by-step water
electrolysis based on an all-
vanadium liquid flow
redox medium The device comprises two diaphragm electrolytic cells (a
cell 1 and a
cell 2), a
hydrogen evolution unit and an acidic all-
vanadium electrolyte. According to the method, the water
electrolysis is divided into two steps, charging an all-
vanadium redox flow battery and producing
hydrogen and
oxygen. According to the first step, VO < 2 + > in an
anode chamber in a tank 1 is oxidized into VO < 2 + >, and the VO 2 <+> is introduced into a tank 2; and V < 3 + > in a
cathode chamber in the tank 1 is reduced into V < 2 + >, and meanwhile, the V < 2 + > is introduced into the
hydrogen evolution unit. According to the second 2, in a tank 2, VO 2 <+> in the
cathode chamber is reduced into VO < 2 + > and the VO < 2 + > is circulated back to the tank 1, and meanwhile, the
anode generates
oxygen; and V < 2 + > is oxidized into V < 3 + > in the
hydrogen evolution unit and the V < 3 + > is circulated back to the tank 1, and hydrogen is generated at the same time. According to the method of the invention, hydrogen and
oxygen can be separated out in different spaces and time, so that high-purity hydrogen is prepared; meanwhile, the electrolysis
voltage is reduced, and the
hydrogen production volume can be adjusted by controlling the amount of the
electrolyte.