Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of the Scale of Hydrogen Production by Various Methods.

The review examines the methods to evaluate the economic efficiency of various hydrogen production methods, including technologies to obtain hydrogen from natural gas (steam conversion, autothermal reforming, and combined methods) and other methods, currently proposed for application. A comparative analysis of the published data, studying the economics and the technical and economic indicators of hydrogen production, is carried out on the basis of modern mathematical modeling and computer data processing methods. The prospects of continuing the research in this area, especially in the development of small-scale production technologies, are noted; in the meantime, at present, natural gas can be considered as one of the most promising raw materials for hydrogen production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]