Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Korea University 145 Anam‐ro, Seongbuk‐gu Seoul 02841 Republic of Korea
2. Center for Membranes Advanced Materials Division Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) 141 Gajeong‐ro, Yuseong‐gu Daejeon 34114 Republic of Korea
3. Materials Architecturing Research Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) 5 Hwarang‐ro 14‐gil Seongbuk‐gu Seoul 02792 Republic of Korea
4. Hydrogen Research Department Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) 152 Gajeong‐ro Yuseong‐gu Daejeon 34129 Republic of Korea
Abstract
AbstractAlkaline water electrolysis (AWE) is considered a promising technology for green hydrogen (H2) production. Conventional diaphragm‐type porous membranes have a high risk of explosion owing to their high gas crossover, while nonporous anion exchange membranes lack mechanical and thermochemical stability, limiting their practical application. Herein, a thin film composite (TFC) membrane is proposed as a new category of AWE membranes. The TFC membrane consists of an ultrathin quaternary ammonium (QA) selective layer formed via Menshutkin reaction‐based interfacial polymerization on a porous polyethylene (PE) support. The dense, alkaline‐stable, and highly anion‐conductive QA layer prevents gas crossover while promoting anion transport. The PE support reinforces the mechanical and thermochemical properties, while its highly porous and thin structure reduces mass transport resistance across the TFC membrane. Consequently, the TFC membrane exhibits unprecedentedly high AWE performance (1.16 A cm−2 at 1.8 V) using nonprecious group metal electrodes with a potassium hydroxide (25 wt%) aqueous solution at 80 °C, significantly outperforming commercial and other lab‐made AWE membranes. Moreover, the TFC membrane demonstrates remarkably low gas crossover, long‐term stability, and stack cell operability, thereby ensuring its commercial viability for green H2 production. This strategy provides an advanced material platform for energy and environmental applications.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Subject
Biomaterials,Biotechnology,General Materials Science,General Chemistry
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