Energy Development Trends and Major Energy Conservation Measures

Zemin, Jiang

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“…1 While the applicability of renewable energy as the alternative energy sources is evolving, they face limitations 2 due to their unpredictable and inconsistent nature. 3 Hydrogen energy, one of the cleanest energy sources, 4 is completely suitable with renewable or inexhaustible primary energy sources. 5 With its high energy conversion efficiency and environmentally friendly characteristics, 6 hydrogen energy is emerging as the first candidate for non-renewable energy replacement.…”

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A review of the porous transport layer in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis

Doan

Lee

Shah

et al. 2021

Intl J of Energy Research

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Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is the most promising and environmentally friendly method for highly pure hydrogen production when integrated into renewable energy sources. Presently, water electrolysis has merely 4% contribution to global hydrogen production owing to its economic challenges. To reduce the capital and operational cost of PEM water electrolysis, the porous transport layer (PTL) has been investigated intensively in the recent past. A PTL, sandwiched between a catalyst layer and a flow field, is responsible to transport water and oxygen on the anode side as well as hydrogen on the cathode side. In addition to the role of multiphase fluid transportation, PTL also acts as a current collector. A comprehensive insight into PTL materials, structural properties, and their function is strongly required for researchers to enhance performance and reduce the cost of PEMWE system. In this review, we widely discussed the findings on PTL's structural properties, surface modifications, and their impact on enhancing electrochemical performance and durability. In particular, the effect of pore size, porosity, pore gradient, thickness, and pretreatment on ohmic, mass transport, activation overpotential, and PTL modeling has been intensively analyzed. This review will unequivocally increase the previous understanding and open up an avenue for the development of state-of-the-art PTL, thereafter advancing the commercialization of PEMWE.

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