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Hydrogen Production Systems through Water Electrolysis

물 전기분해에 의한 수소제조 기술

  • 황갑진 (호서대학교 일반대학원 그린에너지공학과) ;
  • 최호상 (경일대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2017.12.08
  • Accepted : 2017.12.21
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Hydrogen is one of energy storage systems, which could be transfer from electric energy to chemical energy or from chemical energy to electric energy, and is as an energy carrier. Water electrolysis is being investigating as one of the hydrogen production methods. Recently, water electrolysis receive attention for the element technology in PTG (power to gas) and PTL (power to liquid) system. In this paper, it was explained the principle and type for the water electrolysis, and recent research review for the alkaline water electrolysis.

수소는 산업용 전력생산, 자동차용 연료 등을 위한 대체가능한 에너지 담체로 인식되고 있다. 미래 저탄소 에너지 시스템에서 에너지 저장은 전력 수요에 유연하지 않거나 간헐적인 공급의 균형을 이루기 위한 중추적인 역할을 담당할 수 있을 것이다. 수소는 에너지 담체로서 전기에너지를 화학에너지로, 화학에너지를 전기에너지로 변환할 수 있는 에너지 저장 방법 중의 하나이다. 수소제조 방법 중에서, 특히, 물의 전기분해를 이용한 방법은 신재생 에너지원과의 접목을 고려할 때 가장 효율적이고 실용적인 방법으로 여겨지고 있다. 물 전기분해 수소제조 기술은 전기를 이용하여 수소를 물로부터 직접 제조하는 방법으로, 화석연료 이용 제조방법과 비교하여 수소를 제조할 때 지구환경 오염물질인 이산화탄소의 배출이 없다. 수소제조 방법 중의 하나인 물 전기분해의 원리와 물 전기분해의 종류인 알칼리 수전해(AWE, alkaline water electrolysis), 고분자 전해질막 수전해(PEMWE, polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis), 고온 수증기 전기분해(HTSE, high temperature steam electrolysis)에 대하여 분석하고자 하였다. 물 전기분해는 수소제조 방법의 하나로 연구가 진행되고 있으며, 최근에는 PTG (power to gas)와 PTL (power to liquid) 시스템의 요소기술로도 주목을 받고 있다. 본 총설에서는 물 전기분해에 대한 원리와 종류, 특히 알칼리 수전해에 대한 최근 연구동향에 대해 설명하였다.

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