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Advancements in hydrogen fuel cell and electrolysis catalyst

Overview

Researchers in the United States and South Korea have reported advancements in developing durable catalysts to improve the efficiency and longevity of hydrogen technologies.

In the United States, researchers at Washington University developed a catalyst architecture using porous, hollow carbon spheres to anchor platinum-cobalt nanoparticles. This design aims to prevent nanoparticle clumping and dissolution, maintaining 85% performance after 150,000 voltage cycles. The development is noted for its potential to support energy demands in sectors such as data centers.

In South Korea, the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) developed a platinum-nickel catalyst with an atomically ordered intermetallic structure for use in anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. While the catalyst demonstrated less than 2% degradation over 3,000 hours of continuous operation, experts indicate that further improvements are needed to reach the tens of thousands of hours required for industrial-scale green hydrogen production.

Entities

Washington University in St. Louis · Gang Wu · Nature Nanotechnology · Brookhaven National Laboratory · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Timeline

  1. 21 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    KIMS researchers develop durable hydrogen catalyst

    Researchers at KIMS developed an ordered platinum-nickel catalyst that maintained performance for 3,000 hours in AEM electrolysis, offering a potential path to more durable green hydrogen production.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Washington University researchers develop durable hydrogen fuel cell catalyst

    Researchers have developed a durable platinum-cobalt catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells that retains 85% performance after 150,000 cycles, potentially providing sustainable power for data centers.

Sources

interestingengineering.com · lagacetaonline.com.ar