Sara El Bouche

Ms. Sara El Bouche

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1Year (2026-Present)

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20 October 2026 in Hydrogen
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SBSara El Bouche
Sara El Bouche
MSMohamed Hassen Sellami
Mohamed Hassen Sellami
EMEl Mouatez Billah Messini
El Mouatez Billah Messini
FAFadhel T Alabdullah
Fadhel T Alabdullah
AIAmir A. Imam
Amir A. Imam
Hydrogen is emerging as a key solution to meet the global transition toward clean and sustainable energy. In this context, the present work investigates hydrogen production by solar-assisted water electrolysis in the presence of dispersed metal oxide powders. Four identical electrolyzers were operated under natural solar irradiation (Condition 1: 11:00–18:00; Condition 2: 11:00–17:00) at a constant applied current of 1.5 A. Three metal oxides (ZnO, MgO, and CuO) were tested individually and then with 1 wt% Al2O3 to evaluate the effect of Al2O3 addition. As single oxides, MgO exhibited the highest cumulative improvement (+46.74% vs. the Witness cell), followed by CuO (+19.57%) and ZnO (+16.30%). After Al2O3 addition, higher normalized hydrogen production was observed under the investigated conditions: ZnO–Al2O3 showed the largest increase (+123.69% vs. ZnO alone, irradiance-normalized basis), followed by MgO–Al2O3 (+59.78%) and CuO–Al2O3 (+47.93%). These results indicate that the effect of Al2O3 addition on hydrogen productivity is strongly oxide-dependent, and identify ZnO–Al2O3 as the most promising system among those tested. Overall, the study provides new insights into the design of oxide-assisted electrolysis systems and supports their potential for further development of solar-driven hydrogen production.