Towards Robust Hydrogen Electrode for High-Rate Alkaline Electrolysis
R&D Focus Areas:
Electrolysis
Lead Organisation:
Griffith University
Partners:
Not applicable
Status:
Active
Start date:
January 2023
Completion date:
December 2025
Key contacts:
Porun Liu: p.liu@griffith.edu.au
Funding:
Australian Research Council (Discovery Project)
Project total cost:
AUD$350,627
Project summary description:
This project aims to develop robust, efficient porous hybrid hydrogen electrodes for electrochemical hydrogen production in anion exchange membrane water electrolysers.
Anion exchange membrane water electrolysers powered by renewable energy has emerged as a key avenue towards clean hydrogen with a zero-carbon footprint. However, the electrochemical turnover on the hydrogen electrode has been significantly hindered by the sluggish reaction kinetics in alkaline solution.
The project is expected to generate cost-effective hydrogen electrodes for hydrogen electrolysers, advance knowledge in the electrode material engineering and electrochemical reaction mechanistic insights, and eventually promote development of disruptive electrolysis technologies.
Related publications and key links:
Three-Dimensional Porous Ti Supported Ni/Sb Co-doped SnO2 Anode for Electrocatalytic Production of Ozone; Mengqing Hu, Di Zhao, Mengyang Dong, Huai Qin Fu, Yu Zou, Yiming Xu, Ming Zhou, Lei Zhang, Liang Wang, Yajie Shu, Kaidi Zhang, Ziyao Chen, Yiwei Sun, Joshua Harbort, Jeffrey Harmer, Porun Liu, Huajie Yin, Huijun Zhao. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 114915
Catalyst development for electrochemical hydrogenation of biomass-derived platform molecules; Kaidi Zhang, Yiwei Sun, Ziyao Chen, Mengyang Dong, Huaiqin Fu, Yiming Xu, Yu Zou, Mengqing Hu, Bo Fu, Xinyu Wang, Waseem Ahmad, Liang Wang, Lei Zhang, Ming Zhou, Yun Wang, Huajie Yin, Porun Liu, Huijun Zhao. Chemical Physics Reviews 5 (4)
Strain‐modulated Ru‐O covalency in Ru‐Sn oxide enabling efficient and stable water oxidation in acidic solution; Yiming Xu, Zhixian Mao, Jifang Zhang, Jiapeng Ji, Yu Zou, Mengyang Dong, Bo Fu, Mengqing Hu, Kaidi Zhang, Ziyao Chen, Shan Chen, Huajie Yin, Porun Liu, Huijun Zhao. Angewandte Chemie 136 (8), e202316029
Higher degree studies supported:
Two PhD students at Griffith University are supported by this project.
Reviewed: December 2024