Efficient electrodes for sea water electrolysis
R&D Focus Areas:
Electrolysis
Lead Organisation:
Monash University
Partners:
Woodside Energy
Status:
Active
Start date:
July 2020
Completion date:
December 2024
Key contacts:
Associate Professor Alexandr N. Simonov: Alexandr.Simonov@monash.edu
Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor Douglas R. Macfarlane: douglas.macfarlane@monash.edu
Funding:
Woodside Monash Energy Partnership
Project total cost:
Not applicable
Project summary description:
Sea water is the only feasible substrate for large-scale green hydrogen production through electrolysis, but the majority of existing low-temperature (<100°C) electrolyser devices cannot use sea water directly. The present project will focus on the development of an electrolyser system capable of splitting purified sea water to hydrogen and oxygen, with a specific emphasis on the development of electrocatalysts. Specific focus will be on the durability of new materials and overall system in an intermittent mode of operation to enable efficient coupling to the renewable energy sources.
Related publications and key links:
A Universal Saline-Alkaline Etching Procedure to Enhance the Activity of Oxygen Evolution Catalysts | ACS Energy Letters
Higher degree studies supported:
Two PhD students and one Research Fellow are supported.
Reviewed: July 2024