The invention discloses a method for preparing high-purity
hydrogen and amorphous-phase
molybdenum oxide through membrane-free full-pH water
electrolysis, and belongs to the field of
hydrogen production through water
electrolysis and the field of metallurgical
electrochemical engineering. According to the method,
metal molybdenum is used as an
anode, a
hydrogen evolution material is used as a
cathode, and
voltage is controlled to be applied in a full pH value range to decompose (sea) water to prepare high-purity hydrogen and amorphous-phase
molybdenum oxide species. When the applied
voltage reaches the oxidation potential of the
metal molybdenum, the surface of the
metal molybdenum
anode is gradually subjected to electrooxidation to generate
solid amorphous-phase
molybdenum oxide species, and meanwhile, the
cathode is subjected to
hydrogen evolution reaction. Along with the increase of the applied
voltage, the electrooxidation rate of the molybdenum
anode is increased, and no
oxygen is generated, so that high-purity hydrogen is obtained at the
cathode. The metal molybdenum
electrode material used in the method is rich in reserve, the water
electrolysis device is simple, an expensive diaphragm material is not needed, the production cost is low, the
energy consumption is low, the influence of the pH value and composition of the
electrolyte is small, and the method can be widely applied to the field of membrane-free full-pH-value electrolysis (sea) water
hydrogen production and the field of metallurgical
electrochemical engineering.