Alkaline water electrolysis
| Alkaline water electrolysis | ||||
| Typical Materials | ||||
| Type of Electrolysis: | Alkaline Water Electrolysis | |||
| Style of membrane/diaphragm: | NiO | |||
| Bipolar/separator plate material: | Stainless steel | |||
| Catalyst material on the anode: | Ni/Co/Fe | |||
| Catalyst material on the cathode: | Ni/C-Pt | |||
| Anode PTL material: | Ti/Ni/zirconium | |||
| Cathode PTL material: | Stainless steel mesh | |||
| State-of-the-art Operating Ranges | ||||
| Cell temperature: | 60-80C [1] | |||
| Stack pressure: | <30 bar [1] | |||
| Cell area: | < 4 m2 [1] | |||
| Current density: | 0.2-0.4 A/cm2 [1] | |||
| Cell voltage: | 1.8-2.40 V [1] | |||
| Power density: | to 1.0 W/cm2 [1] | |||
| Part-load range: | 20-40% [1] | |||
| Spec. energy consumption stack: | 4.2-5.9 kWh/Nm3 [1] | |||
| Spec. energy consumption system: | 4.5-7.0 kWh/Nm3 [1] | |||
| Cell voltage efficiency: | 52-69% [1] | |||
| System hydrogen production rate: | <760 Nm3/h [1] | |||
| Lifetime stack: | <90,000 h [1] | |||
| Acceptable degradation rate: | <3 µV/h [1] | |||
| System Lifetime: | 20-30 a [1] | |||
Alkaline water electrolysis has a long history in the chemical industry. It is a type of electrolyzer that is characterized by having two electrodes operating in a liquid alkaline electrolyte solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. These electrodes are separated by a diaphragm, separating the product gases and transporting the hydroxide ions from one electrode to the other.[1][2]
Electrolysis requires minerals to be present in solution, tap, well, and ground water contain various minerals which are both alkaline and acidic. Water above a pH of 7.0 is considered alkaline, below 7.0 it is acidic. Electrolysis can occur only if the water is acid or alkaline, the requirement is that there are ions in the water to conduct electricity for the water electrolysis process to occur.[3][4]
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