Membrane Electrolyzers for Impure-Water Splitting

By Grace A Lindquist, Qiucheng Xu, S. Oener, S. Boettcher. 2020

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Summary Membrane electrolyzers enable the production of high-purity H2 from pure water. There is growing interest in developing this technology to operate in impure water. While proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) electrolyzers are the current industry leaders, anion-exchange-membrane (AEM) electrolyzers might be better suited for impure-water operation with further development. Here, the technical barriers to developing AEM electrolyzers for impure-water splitting are discussed. We highlight progress in the field and present possible research approaches to advance the field.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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