{"id":34172,"date":"2023-06-26T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=34172"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:03:55","slug":"iridium-based-catalysts-key-green-hydrogen-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/iridium-based-catalysts-key-green-hydrogen-production\/34172\/","title":{"rendered":"Iridium-based catalysts are key to green hydrogen production"},"content":{"rendered":"
Experts from the University of Adelaide have taken a step forward in the race to make the widespread use of intermittent renewable energy a reality. The team is improving the efficiency of iridium-based catalysts, which currently experience many challenges, to generate green hydrogen.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently it is difficult for commercial iridium oxide catalysts to achieve high activity and stability at the same time in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE),\u201d said the University of Adelaide\u2019s Associate Professor Yao Zheng, ARC Future Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have found that a lattice-water-assisted mechanism \u2013 a way of arranging water molecules in a specific pattern \u2013 boosts the efficiency of an iridium oxide catalyst by 5-12%, resulting in higher energy output while consuming less energy.\u201d<\/p>\n