了解阳极催化剂导电性和负荷对催化剂层利用和离子交换膜水电解性能的影响
Melissa E Kreider1, Haoran Yu2, Luigi Osmieri3
1Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
概括
在离子交换膜水电解 (AEMWE) 中优化阳极催化剂层是高效生产的关键. 催化剂加载和层均性显著提高了性能,特别是对于高导电性催化剂.
科学领域:
- 电化学能量转换 电化学能量转换
- 材料科学用于催化.
- 气生产技术的技术.
背景情况:
- 阳离子交换膜水电解 (AEMWE) 提供了利用可再生能源生产的可持续途径.
- 最近在离子交换聚合物和催化剂方面的进展提高了AEMWE的效率和耐用性.
- 在膜电极组件 (MEA) 集成方面的进一步改进对于AEMWE来说至关重要,以与现有的电解技术竞争.
研究的目的:
- 研究氧化演化反应 (OER) 催化剂特性和催化剂层形态如何影响AEMWE性能.
- 了解催化剂层特性与阳极中的电压损失之间的关系.
- 确定提高催化剂利用率和AEMWE整体效率的关键因素.
主要方法:
- 利用横截面电子显微镜分析催化剂层厚度和均性.
- 在四个无金组无金属 (无PGM) 催化剂上进行了平面导电性测量.
- 应用了输电线模型来将催化剂层的特性与电阻和利用率相关联.
主要成果:
- 发现,加大催化剂负载对具有高电子导电性和均层的催化剂有好处,在2V时,电流密度增加了多达55%.
- 证明了改善的催化剂层特性可以减少动力和阻力损失.
- 对于具有较低导电性或较不均层的催化剂,观察到最小的性能影响.
结论:
- 除了内在活动之外,催化剂层的特性对AEMWE的性能产生了重大影响.
- 优化催化剂加载和形态是最大限度地提高在AEMWE无PGM催化剂的效率至关重要的.
- 这项研究为设计高效和持久的AEMWE系统的先进MEA提供了洞察力.
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