Oxidative instability of ionomers in hydroxide-exchange-membrane water electrolyzers
Grace Lindquist, Jamie C. Gaitor, Willow L. Thompson, Valerie Brogden, Kevin J. T. Noonan, Shannon W. Boettcher
Abstract
Ionomer oxidation is the dominant degradation pathway for electrolyte-free HEM electrolyzers and may be mitigated by new catalyst layer design strategies.
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