Porous Transport Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Under Extreme Conditions of Current Density, Temperature and Pressure

  • Hydrogen produced via water electrolysis powered by renewable electricity or green H2 offers new decarbonization pathways. Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is a promising technology although the current density, temperature, and H2 pressure of the PEMWE will have to be increased substantially to curtail the cost of green H2. Here, a porous transport layer for PEMWE is reported, that enables operation at up to 6 A cm−2, 90 °C, and 90 bar H2 output pressure. It consists of a Ti porous sintered layer (PSL) on a low‐cost Ti mesh (PSL/mesh‐PTL) by diffusion bonding. This novel approach does not require a flow field in the bipolar plate. When using the mesh‐PTL without PSL, the cell potential increases significantly due to mass transport losses reaching ca. 2.5 V at 2 A cm−2 and 90 °C.

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Author:Svenja Stiber, Harald Balzer, Astrid Wierhake, Florian Wirkert, Jeffrey Roth, Ulrich Rost, Michael Brodmann, Jason Keonhag Lee, Amy Bazylak, Wendelin Waiblinger, Aldo Sau Gago, Kaspar Andreas Friedrich
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202100630
Parent Title (English):Advanced Energy Materials
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/07/03
Date of first Publication:2021/07/03
Publishing Institution:Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen
Release Date:2024/09/02
Tag:Electrolysis; Membrane; Porous Transport Layers
Issue:33 / 11
Departments / faculties:Institute / Westfälisches Energieinstitut
Licence (German):License LogoEs gilt das Urheberrechtsgesetz

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