Hydrogen Crossover in PEM Water Electrolysis at Current Densities up to 10 A cm−2

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer094507
FachzeitschriftJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Jahrgang169
Ausgabenummer9
Frühes Online-Datum20 Sept. 2022
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2022

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Hydrogen crossover poses a critical issue in terms of the safe and efficient operation in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). The impact of key operating parameters such as temperature and pressure on crossover was investigated in the past. However, many recent studies suggest that the relation between the hydrogen crossover flux and the current density is not fully resolved. This study investigates the hydrogen crossover of PEMWE cells using a thin Nafion 212 membrane at current densities up to 10 A cm−2 and cathode pressures up to 10 bar, by analysing the anode product gas with gas chromatography. The results show that the hydrogen crossover flux generally increases over the entire current density range. However, the fluxes pass through regions with varying slopes and flatten in the high current regime. Only considering hydrogen diffusion as the single transport mechanism is insufficient to explain these data. Under the prevailing conditions, it is concluded that the electro-osmotic drag of water containing dissolved hydrogen should be considered additionally as a hydrogen transport mechanism. The drag of water acts opposite to hydrogen diffusion and has an attenuating effect on the hydrogen crossover in PEMWE cells with increasing current densities.

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Hydrogen Crossover in PEM Water Electrolysis at Current Densities up to 10 A cm−2. / Martin, Agate; Trinke, Patrick; Bensmann, Boris et al.
in: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Jahrgang 169, Nr. 9, 094507, 09.2022.

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Martin A, Trinke P, Bensmann B, Hanke-Rauschenbach R. Hydrogen Crossover in PEM Water Electrolysis at Current Densities up to 10 A cm−2. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2022 Sep;169(9):094507. Epub 2022 Sep 20. doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac908c
Martin, Agate ; Trinke, Patrick ; Bensmann, Boris et al. / Hydrogen Crossover in PEM Water Electrolysis at Current Densities up to 10 A cm−2. in: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2022 ; Jahrgang 169, Nr. 9.
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