Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing

Water electrolysis to obtain hydrogen in combination with intermittent renewable energy resources is an emerging sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Among the available electrolyzer technologies, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) has been paid much attention because of its adva...

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Autores principales: Ester López-Fernández, Celia Gómez Sacedón, Jorge Gil-Rostra, Francisco Yubero, Agustín R. González-Elipe, Antonio de Lucas-Consuegra
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9c9a8925b3184e2d8d4c39ed90a59ea82021-11-11T18:21:47ZRecent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing10.3390/molecules262163261420-3049https://doaj.org/article/9c9a8925b3184e2d8d4c39ed90a59ea82021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6326https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049Water electrolysis to obtain hydrogen in combination with intermittent renewable energy resources is an emerging sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Among the available electrolyzer technologies, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) has been paid much attention because of its advantageous behavior compared to other more traditional approaches such as solid oxide electrolyzer cells, and alkaline or proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Recently, very promising results have been obtained in the AEMWE technology. This review paper is focused on recent advances in membrane electrode assembly components, paying particular attention to the preparation methods for catalyst coated on gas diffusion layers, which has not been previously reported in the literature for this type of electrolyzers. The most successful methodologies utilized for the preparation of catalysts, including co-precipitation, electrodeposition, sol–gel, hydrothermal, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, ion beam sputtering, and magnetron sputtering deposition techniques, have been detailed. Besides a description of these procedures, in this review, we also present a critical appraisal of the efficiency of the water electrolysis carried out with cells fitted with electrodes prepared with these procedures. Based on this analysis, a critical comparison of cell performance is carried out, and future prospects and expected developments of the AEMWE are discussed.Ester López-FernándezCelia Gómez SacedónJorge Gil-RostraFrancisco YuberoAgustín R. González-ElipeAntonio de Lucas-ConsuegraMDPI AGarticleanion exchange membranewater electrolysiscatalyst fabrication methodsnon-noble electrodeshydrogen productiongreen hydrogenOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6326, p 6326 (2021)
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topic anion exchange membrane
water electrolysis
catalyst fabrication methods
non-noble electrodes
hydrogen production
green hydrogen
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle anion exchange membrane
water electrolysis
catalyst fabrication methods
non-noble electrodes
hydrogen production
green hydrogen
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Ester López-Fernández
Celia Gómez Sacedón
Jorge Gil-Rostra
Francisco Yubero
Agustín R. González-Elipe
Antonio de Lucas-Consuegra
Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
description Water electrolysis to obtain hydrogen in combination with intermittent renewable energy resources is an emerging sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Among the available electrolyzer technologies, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) has been paid much attention because of its advantageous behavior compared to other more traditional approaches such as solid oxide electrolyzer cells, and alkaline or proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Recently, very promising results have been obtained in the AEMWE technology. This review paper is focused on recent advances in membrane electrode assembly components, paying particular attention to the preparation methods for catalyst coated on gas diffusion layers, which has not been previously reported in the literature for this type of electrolyzers. The most successful methodologies utilized for the preparation of catalysts, including co-precipitation, electrodeposition, sol–gel, hydrothermal, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, ion beam sputtering, and magnetron sputtering deposition techniques, have been detailed. Besides a description of these procedures, in this review, we also present a critical appraisal of the efficiency of the water electrolysis carried out with cells fitted with electrodes prepared with these procedures. Based on this analysis, a critical comparison of cell performance is carried out, and future prospects and expected developments of the AEMWE are discussed.
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author Ester López-Fernández
Celia Gómez Sacedón
Jorge Gil-Rostra
Francisco Yubero
Agustín R. González-Elipe
Antonio de Lucas-Consuegra
author_facet Ester López-Fernández
Celia Gómez Sacedón
Jorge Gil-Rostra
Francisco Yubero
Agustín R. González-Elipe
Antonio de Lucas-Consuegra
author_sort Ester López-Fernández
title Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
title_short Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
title_full Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
title_fullStr Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
title_full_unstemmed Recent Advances in Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Electrode Manufacturing
title_sort recent advances in alkaline exchange membrane water electrolysis and electrode manufacturing
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