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광전기화학셀 기반 수소생산 핵심 요소기술 연구동향

  • 김지혜 (울산과학기술원 에너지화학공학과) ;
  • 이민서 (한양대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 김준 (한국과학기술연구원 수소.연구전지연구센터) ;
  • 장윤정 (한양대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 김진영 (한국과학기술연구원 수소.연구전지연구센터)
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

친환경 수소에너지로의 전환은 온실가스 감축, 미세먼지 저감 등을 통해 청정하고 안전한 사회로의 진입을 가져올 것이다. 그러나 현재 주된 수소 생산방식은 이산화탄소를 수반하는 부생수소와 추출수소 방식에 의존하는 형태가 대부분이라, 향후 그린수소 형태로의 수소생산 제조에 관한 기술 상용화 및 경쟁력 방안 확보가 절실한 상황이다. 이에 본 고에서는 광전기화학 기반의 수소생산 기술의 성능 향상과 실효성 개선을 위한 핵심 요소 기술 및 경쟁력 확보방안에 관한 부분을 논하고자 한다.

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본 논문은 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 과제입니다(2021R1F1A1063146, 2021R1A4A3027878, 2021M3I3A1082879).

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