Comparison of Lead Acid Battery and Hydrogen Fuel Cell

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Comparison
tabl
eAdvantages
and
disadvantages
Hydrogen fuel cells Lead acid battery
Environmental
issues
The Hydrogen fuel cells are a reliable
efficient and clean source of quality electric
power. Hydrogen is used as a fuel to produce
water electricity as its product. The hydrogen,
which is an environment friendly gas, is used
to drive the electrochemical cell. Hydrogen is
in abundant and is obtained from fossil
hydrocarbon, water, and biomass. The by-
product and elements used in hydrogen cell is
environment friendly (McDonald, 2006).
Lead used in the battery is among the heavy
metal and when not properly disposed the lead
can find itself into water bodies and other areas
(Blomen & Mugerwa, 2013). The
consequential results are lead poisoning, which
can be rather dangerous to human health.
However, there have been increased efforts to
remedy the effect of the batteries through
recycling the environmental concern is still an
issue.
Worker safety
production issues
Hydrogen fuel cell has low concern about its
features but the concerns are so unique such
that a leakage in hydrogen is monitored since
it can blow or ignite at low temperatures
(Ferrari,, Sánchez, & Damo, 2017) .
The chemical, physical, and thermal
properties give hydrogen upper hand while
accommodating it in terms of handling and
thus it is considered as a safe fuel.
In general hydrogen in many companies have
been manufactured transported and kept in
stores where it has been used safely in both
large and small amounts (Cheung, Cheng, &
Chan, 2009)
Hydrogen has been verified to be safe as or
even safer than other combustible energizes,
for example, fuel or petroleum gas. Be that as
it may, hydrogen gas has a couple of
properties that require exceptional thought.
For instance, hydrogen can spill effectively
and glow a moderately low temperature
Lead is greatly harmful and its exposure
occurs in all stages. It is a major health hazard
where it can be consumed and inhale in large
amounts.
The production of lead oxide is highly
hazardous whereby its exposures are always
controlled by automating the process of its
production therefore workers are kept away
from its effects in some plants the process of
manufacture of lead is performed by one
person. ( Barsali & Ceraolo, 2012)
Lead-acid batteries have concoction
components that are competent to be peril to
human wellbeing. The batteries contain lead, a
very dangerous metal, and sulfuric acid, a
destructive electrolyte arrangement. Since both
of these materials are named perilous, it is
imperative that the battery be dealt with
appropriately. Interaction with the sulfuric acid
arrangement may prompt disturbance or
consumes to the skin, or aggravation to the
mucous layers of the eyes or the upper
respiratory framework.
Physical effects of low-level lead presentation
incorporate exhaustion, disabled focal sensory
system works, and weakened learning.
Extreme lead harming can bring about trance
state, shakings, irreversible mental