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Comparative Study on the Organic Solvent of IrO2-Ionomer Inks used for Spray Coating of Anode for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis

  • Hye Young Jung (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Yongseok Jun (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, KU-KIST Green School, Korea University) ;
  • Kwan-Young Lee (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Hyun S. Park (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Sung Ki Cho (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Jong Hyun Jang (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST))
  • Received : 2023.03.02
  • Accepted : 2023.04.04
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Currently, spray coating has attracted interest in the mass production of anode catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). The solvent in the spray ink is a critical factor for the catalyst dispersion in ink, the microstructure of the catalyst layer, and the PEMWE performance. Herein, various pure organic solvents were examined as a substitute for conventional isopropanol-deionized water (IPA-DIW) mixture for ink solvent. Among the polar solvents that exhibited better IrO2 dispersion over nonpolar solvents, 2-butanol (2-BuOH) was selected as a suitable candidate. The PEMWE single cells were fabricated using 2-BuOH at various ionomer contents, spray nozzle types, and drying temperatures, and their performance was compared to the cells fabricated using a conventional IPA-DIW mixture. The PEMWE single cells with 2-BuOH solvent showed good performances comparable to the conventional IPA-DIW mixture case and highly durable performances under accelerated degradation tests.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019M3E6A1063674 and NRF-2021M3D1A2051389), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2019281010007A), and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (2E31871). This work was also supported by the BK21 FOUR (Fostering Outstanding Universities for Research) Project in 2022.

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