摘要:
An anode for alkaline water electrolysis includes a conductive substrate having at least a surface made of nickel or a nickel-base alloy and a lithium-containing nickel oxide catalytic layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The molar ratio (Li/Ni) of lithium and nickel in the catalytic layer is in the range of 0.005 to 0.15.
摘要:
Provided is a method capable of producing, in a simple and low-cost manner, an electrolysis electrode which can be used in alkaline water electrolysis and has superior durability against output variation. The method for producing an anode for alkaline water electrolysis includes: a step of dissolving lithium nitrate and a nickel carboxylate in water to prepare an aqueous solution containing lithium ions and nickel ions, a step of applying the aqueous solution to the surface of a conductive substrate having at least the surface composed of nickel or a nickel-based alloy, and a step of subjecting the conductive substrate to which the aqueous solution has been applied to a heat treatment at a temperature within a range from at least 450°C to not more than 600°C, thereby forming a catalyst layer composed of a lithium-containing nickel oxide on the conductive substrate.
摘要:
The present invention provides an electrode for electrolysis in which electrolysis performance is hard to deteriorate and excellent catalytic activity is kept stable over a long period of time even when electric power in which there is a large fluctuation in output, such as renewable energy, is used as a power source. The electrode for electrolysis is an electrode 10 for electrolysis provided with an electrically conductive substrate 2 at least the surface of which contains nickel or a nickel-based alloy, an intermediate layer 4 formed on the surface of the electrically conductive substrate 2 and containing a lithium-containing nickel oxide represented by composition formula Li x Ni 2-x O 2 (0.02≤x≤0.5), and a catalyst layer 6 of a nickel cobalt spinel oxide, an iridium oxide, or the like, the catalyst layer 6 formed on the surface of the intermediate layer 4.
摘要:
The present invention realizes industrially excellent effects such that when electric power having a large output fluctuation, such as renewable energy, is used as a power source, electrolysis performance is unlikely to be deteriorated and excellent catalytic activity is retained stably over a longer period of time, and in addition, the present invention provides a technique that enables forming a catalyst layer of an oxygen generation anode, which gives such excellent effects, with a more versatile materials and by a simple electrolysis method. Provided are an alkaline water electrolysis method including supplying an electrolyte obtained by dispersing a catalyst containing a hybrid nickel-iron hydroxide nanosheet (NiFe-ns) being a composite of a metal hydroxide and an organic substance to an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, and using the electrolyte for electrolysis in each chamber in common, an alkaline water electrolysis method including supplying an electrolyte obtained by dispersing a catalyst containing the NiFe-ns to an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, and performing electrolytic deposition of the NiFe-ns in the electrolytic cell during operation to electrolytically deposit the NiFe-ns on a surface of an electrically conductive substrate having a catalyst layer formed on a surface of an oxygen generation anode, thereby recovering and improving electrolysis performance, and an alkaline water electrolysis anode.
摘要:
An organic hydride production apparatus that enables the reduction reaction at the cathode of an organic compound having an unsaturated bond to proceed at high current efficiency and at a low electric power consumption rate, and a method for producing an organic hydride that uses this production apparatus. The production apparatus includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane 11 having proton conductivity, a cathode 12 which is provided on one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane 11 and generates a hydride by reducing a substance to be hydrogenated, a cathode chamber 13 which houses the cathode 12 and is supplied with the substance to be hydrogenated, an electrode catalyst-containing anode 14 which is provided on the other surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane 11 and generates protons by oxidizing water, and an anode chamber 15 which houses the anode 14 and is supplied with an electrolytic solution, wherein the substance to be hydrogenated is supplied from the lower end of the cathode chamber 13, the production apparatus has a hydride outlet 18 through which the product and the like is discharged from the upper end of the cathode chamber 13, and at least one partition 12d with a width of not less than 0.1 mm is formed inside the cathode camber 13.
摘要:
An organic hydride production apparatus 100 includes: an electrolyte membrane 102 having proton conductivity; a cathode 104, provided on one side of the electrolyte membrane 102, that contains a cathode catalyst used to hydrogenate a hydrogenation target substance using protons to produce an organic hydride; an anode 108, provided opposite to the one side of the electrolyte membrane 102, that contains an anode catalyst 108a used to oxidize water to produce protons; and an anode support 110, provided opposite to the electrolyte membrane 102 side of the anode 108, that supports the anode 108. The anode support 110 is formed of an elastic porous body of which the Young's modulus is greater than 0.1 N/mm 2 and less than 43 N/mm 2 .
摘要:
An anode for alkaline water electrolysis includes a conductive substrate having at least a surface made of nickel or a nickel-base alloy and a lithium-containing nickel oxide catalytic layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The molar ratio (Li/Ni) of lithium and nickel in the catalytic layer is in the range of 0.005 to 0.15.
摘要:
The present invention provides an accelerated evaluation method for an anode, the method imitating electric power having a large output fluctuation, such as renewable energy, and enabling an accurate evaluation, in a shorter time, of durability of an anode using such electric power having a large output fluctuation as a power source. The method is an accelerated evaluation method for an anode, the method performing evaluation of the durability of the anode in an accelerated manner by electrochemical operation in an aqueous electrolyte. The method includes a J e step of loading an oxidation current of 0.1 A/cm 2 or more to the anode for a duration of T e and an E min step of holding the anode at a constant potential lower than an open circuit potential for a duration of T min , wherein each of the J e step and the E min step is repeated 100 times or more.
摘要:
The present invention provides an alkaline water electrolysis anode such that even when electric power having a large output fluctuation, such as renewable energy, is used as a power source, the electrolysis performance is unlikely to be deteriorated and excellent catalytic activity is retained stably over a long period of time. The alkaline water electrolysis anode is an alkaline water electrolysis anode 10 provided with an electrically conductive substrate 2 at least a surface of which contains nickel or a nickel base alloy and a catalyst layer 6 disposed on the surface of the electrically conductive substrate 2, the catalyst layer 6 containing a metal composite oxide having a quadruple perovskite oxide structure, wherein the metal composite oxide contains calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), and nickel (Ni), and has an atom ratio of Ca/Mn/Ni/O of (1.0)/(6.6 to 7.0)/(0.1 to 0.4)/12.0.
摘要:
There is provided an aqueous solution electrolysis method that makes it possible to reduce the amount of bubbles covering an electrode and generate gases such as hydrogen and oxygen with excellent energy efficiency. The method is an electrolysis method for electrolyzing an aqueous-solution-based electrolyte to generate at least any one of hydrogen, oxygen, and chlorine, wherein the electrolyte contains a water-soluble alcohol. For example, as the electrolyte, an alkali aqueous solution containing about 0.1 to about 10% by volume of a water-soluble alcohol including a tertiary alcohol, such as 2-methylpropan-2-ol and 2-methylbutan-2-ol, and about 1 to 10 mol/L of an alkali component may be subjected to water electrolysis, and the electrolyte is electrolyzed using, for example, an electrolytic cell having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber.