Oxygen generated from water electrolysis for hydrogen production is unlikely to replace conventional air separation but could see wider industrial use over the next five to 10 years.

That is according to Oliver Neuhaus, Head of ASU Business Development Support and Conceptual Engineering EMEA at Linde, who spoke at the European Industrial Gases Association Winter Summit.

Electrolysis of water for green hydrogen production generates roughly eight tonnes of oxygen as a byproduct for every tonne of hydrogen produced. This has prompted growing interest in whether electrolyser oxygen, often referred to as ELY-O2, could represent a new potential oxygen stream alongside conventional air separation.

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