This book explains the basic chemistry that underlies promising, innovative new technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells. Incorporating information on the latest developments and current research on alternative energy sources, this book discusses various types of fuel cells and diverse applications, addresses the production techniques and the infrastructure necessary to support hydrogen-based energy sources, and covers chemistry fundamentals relating to hydrogen technology including reversible reactions, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, electrochemistry, organic reactions involving hydrogen, polymer chemistry, photochemistry, and plasma chemistry.