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Technology Trends in Stainless Steel for Water Splitting Application

스테인레스 강의 수전해 전극 응용기술 동향

  • Kim, Moonsu (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Ha, Jaeyun (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Tae (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Choi, Jinsub (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University)
  • 김문수 (인하대학교 화학.화학공학 융합학과) ;
  • 하재윤 (인하대학교 화학.화학공학 융합학과) ;
  • 김용태 (인하대학교 화학.화학공학 융합학과) ;
  • 최진섭 (인하대학교 화학.화학공학 융합학과)
  • Received : 2021.03.03
  • Accepted : 2021.05.17
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

Stainless steel, which includes Ni and Cr with Fe balance, is most often applied for a wide range of applications such as structure and equipment material. It is not only suitable for use in these applications due to its good corrosion resistance, but also can be applied to catalyst, supporting material, and current collector due to intrinsic properties of Ni and Fe contained in stainless steel. Therefore, in recent years, a lots of surface treatment methods have been studied to activate stainless steel, developing application of water splitting system. In this review paper, the research on the surface treatment technology of stainless steel for water splitting is summarized. It is expected to be able to propose the diverse surface treatment approaches of stainless steel for application to low-cost and highly efficient water splitting electrode.

스테인레스 강은 지구상에서 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 철의 합금으로 니켈과 크롬을 포함하여 높은 내부식성을 가지고 있어 구조용 강재로 사용하기 매우 적합하다. 또한, 최근에는 스테인레스 강에 포함된 철과 니켈의 고유 특성을 이용하여 다양한 고기능성 촉매나 지지체, 또는 전극의 집전체 등으로의 응용 연구가 다양하게 이루어지고 있다. 특히, 높은 촉매 특성으로 인해 수전해 전극으로의 응용을 위한 스테인레스 강의 표면에서의 활성화 표면 처리 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 이에 본 총설은 수전해 전극 응용을 위한 스테인레스 강의 수전해 전극 응용 표면처리 기술 자료를 정리 및 요약하였으며, 스테인레스 강의 표면처리 방법에 대한 특징 및 이를 통해 스테인레스 강이 저비용 고효율의 수전해 전극 활용을 위한 촉매 물질로써 응용될 수 있는 여러 방법을 제시하였다.

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이 논문은 2020년도 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국 연구재단 기초연구사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. 2020R1I1A1A01064020).

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