I've got a really good idea for a very efficent electrolysis device, but before i spend too much time on it, how could i go about testing efficiency? And if i can achieve 80% or a little better, would it be better than Fossil fuel reforming(65% to 75% efficiency)?

In my idea, i would really be producing pure oxygen and hydrogen, not mixed, but also not compressed to a gas. My device would simply split the water molecules and send the gas were ever, someone else's device would come in to compress the separate gasses to a liquid.

If not the best route for hydrogen and oxygen production even at 80% efficiency, would it be worth it just to design an electrolysis device at this efficiency? Worth it as in selling wise, to put on the market?

Hmmm, by design, it think mine would be alot more efficent....from what i could see. Mine would also not have an electrolyte, you can't use an electrolyte and still produce Oxygen and Hydrogen can you? And of course, using it for just electrolysis would allow for an electrolyte which would boost efficiency.


I couldn't find what efficiency it can split pure water at...wouldn't happen to know would ya?

off the top of my head, no

electrolysis efficiency plummets without electrolytes, like a hydrogenation reaction without a catalyst.