{"id":46913,"date":"2024-04-29T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=46913"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:02:40","slug":"csrs-develop-catalyst-for-green-hydrogen-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/csrs-develop-catalyst-for-green-hydrogen-production\/46913\/","title":{"rendered":"CSRS researchers develop breakthrough catalyst for green hydrogen production"},"content":{"rendered":"
The custom-made catalyst enables the green and sustainable extraction of hydrogen from water.<\/p>\n
By manipulating the catalyst’s 3D structure, the CSRS team has significantly improved its stability and lifetime by nearly 4,000%.<\/p>\n
Realising the full potential of green hydrogen production could have profound implications for the energy transition.<\/p>\n
Hydrogen will play an essential role in decarbonising heavy industry, long-haul transport and seasonal energy storage.<\/p>\n
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, hydrogen could contribute 10% of the mitigation needed to keep global temperature increase to within 1.5\u00b0C<\/a> and 12% to final energy demand.<\/p>\n Currently, around 47% of hydrogen production globally comes from natural gas, 27% from coal, and 22% as a by-product of oil, meaning only 4% is produced through electrolysis.<\/p>\n Moreover, only 1% of hydrogen globally is produced using renewable energy. Now, CSRS look to have overcome some of the primary challenges that are slowing down green hydrogen progress.<\/p>\n Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis offers an eco-friendly method to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, which can be stored for future use.<\/p>\n This hydrogen, when integrated with PEM fuel cells, can power electric vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, PEM electrolysis faces limitations due to its reliance on highly acidic conditions and rare earth metal catalysts like iridium, hindering widespread industrial application.<\/p>\n Recently, the team pioneered a breakthrough in acid water electrolysis, eliminating the need for rare earth metals by incorporating manganese into a cobalt oxide lattice.<\/p>\n Despite initial success, stability issues persisted in PEM electrolysers. Now, they’ve enhanced their method, producing a longer-lasting catalyst utilising abundant earth metals.<\/p>\n The researchers developed a novel manganese oxide (MnO2) catalyst<\/a>, enhancing reaction stability by over 40 times through lattice structure modifications.<\/p>\n By increasing planar oxygen in the 3D lattice, stronger bonds with manganese were formed, significantly boosting catalytic stability.<\/p>\nChallenges of PEM electrolysis<\/h3>\n
Catalysing green hydrogen production<\/h3>\n