Project description
Catalysing the uptake of electrolytic cells with advanced materials and methods
Polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis cells generate hydrogen gas from water with no combustion or emissions. To do this, they oxidise water at the anode yielding oxygen gas, protons and electrons. The protons pass through a solid polymeric membrane to the cathode, where they meet the electrons sent in a circuit bypassing the membrane to be reduced to hydrogen gas. These anode and cathode reactions require catalysts that are critical to efficiency, cost and performance. The EU-funded Thin-CATALYzER project is developing a nanostructured catalyst layer and deposition method for the anode that will overcome current challenges and support more widespread uptake of this clean technology for energy transformation and storage.
Objective
The transformation of energy coming from renewable sources into gas with the purpose of storage and transportation (power-to-gas) is a powerful approach for the development of new-generation secure, clean, efficient energy systems. Key step in such a process is electrolysis, which utilizes electrical current for splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. While the present electrolysis technology (anion exchange cells) is insufficient for covering the future demands, polymer-based cells (PEMECs) represent an emerging alternative for becoming the key-enabling technology in power-to-gas systems. Thin-CATALYzER aims at making an important step towards the implementation of PEMECs at large scale by introducing an innovative paradigm based on thin-film technology for the fabrication of an efficient, durable and sustainable PEMEC anode catalyst layer. This will serve both as an end-product possessing a high level of technological readiness and as a platform for achieving new information on the fundamental reaction mechanisms. Thin-CATALYzER tackles the current limitations of PEMEC anodes as it takes advantage of a single-step physical deposition process (PLD) for obtaining a nanostructured catalyst layer with high level of purity and of noble metal utilization, optimized meso- and microstructure, to be deposited on ceramic single crystals or on a commercial support according to the needs. Besides, the project comprises a program for the professional growth of the ER by training-through-research in catalysis and related techniques and for the development of complementary skills. This will be achieved thanks to the commitment of the host institution and of the action partners (academic and industrial), which possess a highly qualified and intersectorial knowledge. Lastly, the action promotes a two-way transfer of knowledge and the development of an extended network for all the actors involved.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences electrochemistry electrolysis
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
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