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http://dx.doi.org/10.5855/ENERGY.2015.24.2.034

The Characteristics of Hydrogen Production According to Electrode Materials in Alkaline Water Electrolysis  

Moon, Kwangseok (Graduate School of energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Technology & Science)
Pak, Daewon (Graduate School of energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Technology & Science)
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Journal of Energy Engineering / v.24, no.2, 2015 , pp. 34-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study confirmed the characteristics of hydrogen production according to electrode materials by producing non-diaphragm alkaline water electroanalyzer that can be controlled at medium temperature to produce hydrogen. As a result of the electrochemical characteristics by electrode material ($IrO_2/Ti$, $RuO_2/Ti$, Ti), the highest efficiency was found in $RuO_2/Ti$, as a result of hydrogen production experiment by electrolyte concentration, electrolyte concentration has a tendency to be proportional to hydrogen production and the condition of 30% KOH showed the highest hydrogen production as $118.9m^3/m^3/day$. In the experiment that confirmed hydrogen production according to electrode materials, in case of combination of anode ($IrO^2/Ti$) and cathode ($RuO^2/Ti$), it was $157.55m^3/m^3/day$ that showed a higher hydrogen production by around 6.97% than that of $IrO^2/Ti$ and cathode. It is presumed that the improvement of electrochemical activation of DSA electrode increases hydrogen production and influences the improvement of durability compared to the former electrode so that it enables stable alkaline water electrolysis.
Keywords
Alkaline water electrolysis; DSA electrode; Iridium; Ruthenium;
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