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Durability enhancement of anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis: an updated review

  • Akter, Mahamuda (Department of Civil, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Hyeok (Department of Civil, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Kim, Beom-Seok (Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Lee, Minyoung (Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Jeong, Dahye (Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Shin, Jiyun (Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Soo (Department of Civil, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering, Sangmyung University)
  • Received : 2022.11.24
  • Accepted : 2022.12.02
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Ion exchange membranes have been developed from laboratory tools to industrial products with significant technical and trade impacts in the last 70 years. Today, ion exchange membranes are successfully applied for water and energy for different electro-membrane processes. Hydrogen could be produced by electrochemical water splitting using renewable energy, for example, solar, biomass, geothermal and wind energy. This review briefly summarizes the recent studies reporting the state-of-the-art anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis, especially focusing on the enhancement of the durability of anion-exchange membranes. Anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis could be used as inexpensive non-noble metal electrocatalysts that are capable of producing low cost of hydrogen. However, the main challenge of anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis is to increase the performance and durability. In this mini review, the limiting factors of the durability and the technology enhancing the durability will be discussed for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis.

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This research was supported by "Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ016253)" Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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