Life Cycle Assessment of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Elke Schropp ◽  
Gabriel Naumann ◽  
Matthias Gaderer
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Water Electrolysis ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane

Life Cycle Assessment of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

2017 ◽  
pp. 139-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Longo ◽  
Maurizio Cellura ◽  
Francesco Guarino ◽  
Marco Ferraro ◽  
Vincenzo Antonucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane

scholarly journals Criticality and Life-Cycle Assessment of Materials Used in Fuel-Cell and Hydrogen Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3565
Author(s):  
Mitja Mori ◽  
Rok Stropnik ◽  
Mihael Sekavčnik ◽  
Andrej Lotrič
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Hydrogen Technologies

The purpose of this paper is to obtain relevant data on materials that are the most commonly used in fuel-cell and hydrogen technologies. The focus is on polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cells, solid-oxide fuel cells, polymer-electrolyte-membrane water electrolysers and alkaline water electrolysers. An innovative, methodological approach was developed for a preliminary material assessment of the four technologies. This methodological approach leads to a more rapid identification of the most influential or critical materials that substantially increase the environmental impact of fuel-cell and hydrogen technologies. The approach also assisted in amassing the life-cycle inventories—the emphasis here is on the solid-oxide fuel-cell technology because it is still in its early development stage and thus has a deficient materials’ database—that were used in a life-cycle assessment for an in-depth material-criticality analysis. All the listed materials—that either are or could potentially be used in these technologies—were analysed to give important information for the fuel-cell and hydrogen industries, the recycling industry, the hydrogen economy, as well as policymakers. The main conclusion from the life-cycle assessment is that the polymer-electrolyte-membrane water electrolysers have the highest environmental impacts; lower impacts are seen in polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cells and solid-oxide fuel cells, while the lowest impacts are observed in alkaline water electrolysers. The results of the material assessment are presented together for all the considered materials, but also separately for each observed technology.

An analysis of degradation phenomena in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Rakousky ◽  
Uwe Reimer ◽  
Klaus Wippermann ◽  
Marcelo Carmo ◽  
Wiebke Lueke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Water Electrolysis ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane
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