Chlorine Evolution Catalysts for Efferent Seawater Electrolysis

December 19th, 2021

R&D Focus Areas:
Electrolysis

Lead Organisation:
Griffith University

Partners:
Not applicable

Status:
Active

Start date:
July 2021

Completion date:
July 2025

Key contacts:
Professor Yun Wang: yun.wang@griffith.edu.au
Dr. Munkhbayar Batmunkh: m.batmunkh@griffith.edu.au

Funding:
AUD$556,220 – Australian Research Council (Discovery Projects)

Project total cost:
AUD$$556,220 (ARC grant amount only shown)

Project summary description:
Seawater is the most abundant aqueous resource on earth that is readily accessible at very low costs, but yet to be directly utilised for production of hydrogen fuel and commodity chemicals. This project aims to develop cheap and plentiful carbon-based high performance chlorine evolution electrocatalysts for seawater electrolysis powered by renewable electricity to realise the production of hydrogen, chlorine and sodium hydroxide directly from seawater. The electrolyser can also be used to treat desalination brine while produce hydrogen and chemicals.

Higher degree studies supported:
Four PhD students to be completed, and 3 post-graduate researchers have completed their studies.

Reviewed (review where applicable based on ARC portal as accessed 17 February 2025): February 2025