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Research Trend of Direct Ammonia Anion - Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

직접 암모니아 음이온 교환막 연료전지 연구 동향

  • Seonyeob Kim (Dept. of Mobility Power Research, Eco-Friendly Energy Conversion Research Division Korea Institute of Machinery & Matrials) ;
  • Ji Eon Chae (Dept. of Mobility Power Research, Eco-Friendly Energy Conversion Research Division Korea Institute of Machinery & Matrials) ;
  • Jiseon Choi (Dept. of Mobility Power Research, Eco-Friendly Energy Conversion Research Division Korea Institute of Machinery & Matrials) ;
  • Sunyeop Lee (Dept. of Mobility Power Research, Eco-Friendly Energy Conversion Research Division Korea Institute of Machinery & Matrials) ;
  • Cheolwoong Park (Dept. of Mobility Power Research, Eco-Friendly Energy Conversion Research Division Korea Institute of Machinery & Matrials)
  • 김선엽 (한국기계연구원 친환경에너지변환연구부 모빌리티동력연구실) ;
  • 채지언 (한국기계연구원 친환경에너지변환연구부 모빌리티동력연구실) ;
  • 최지선 (한국기계연구원 친환경에너지변환연구부 모빌리티동력연구실) ;
  • 이선엽 (한국기계연구원 친환경에너지변환연구부 모빌리티동력연구실) ;
  • 박철웅 (한국기계연구원 친환경에너지변환연구부 모빌리티동력연구실)
  • Received : 2023.08.16
  • Accepted : 2023.09.24
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

As abnormal climatic event occur frequently due to global warming, many nations have proclaimed their commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and are actively pursuing a transition toward a hydrogen economy. At this time, ammonia has garnered significant attention not only as a high-capacity hydrogen carrier but also as a promising candidate as a carbon-free fuel. In particular, anion exchange membrane fuel cells offer the advantage of directly supplying ammonia to the fuel cell, eliminating the necessity for separate ammonia decomposition or hydrogen purification. Therefore, in this study, the operation principle and research trend of the anion exchange membrane fuel cell are reviewed, and several research using ammonia as a fuel in anion exchange membrane fuel cell are also investigated.

지구 온난화로 인한 이상기후 현상이 빈번하게 발생함에 따라 많은 국가들이 탄소 중립을 선언하였고, 수소경제 사회로의 진입을 위해 노력하고 있다. 이때 암모니아는 수소 저장 밀도가 높아 수소 캐리어로써의 역할로 주목받고 있을 뿐만 아니라 무탄소 연료로써 활용의 역할도 주목받고 있다. 특히 암모니아 연료전지에 있어서, 음이온 교환막 연료전지에서는 별도의 암모니아 분해 장비나 수소 고순도화 장비가 필요 없이 암모니아를 바로 연료전지로 공급해 줄 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 음이온 교환막 연료전지의 작동 원리 및 연구 동향을 살펴보고 이를 바탕으로 음이온 교환막 연료전지에서 암모니아를 직접 연료로 활용한 연구 사례들을 알아보고자 한다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국기계연구원 기본사업 "차세대 암모니아 연료전지 스택 및 시스템 개발" 및 한국재료연구원 KIMS-KIMM 협력마중물 사업 "비귀금속 전극 촉매 기반 음이온 교환막 연료전지 기술 개발"의 지원으로 수행되었습니다.

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