PGM-free Electrodes for AEM and Alkaline Electrolysis - Catrode®

Latent Drive

  • PGM-free stainless-steel electrodes
  • Electrodes suitable for AEM and Alkaline electrolysis
  • Activated stainless-steel, without additional ingredients (no bonded powders)
  • Simple manufacturing process which yields a surplus of catalytic material
  • Size - 10cm x 10cm -> 100cm²
  • Catrode® - The catalyst is the electrode; the electrode is the catalyst!

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PGM-free Electrodes for AEM and Alkaline Electrolysis - Catrodes®

  • With Latent Drive's innovative electrochemical treatment process, they activate stainless-steel electrodes to make Catrodes® which combine both catalyst and electrode as one homogeneous part, without additional ingredients.
  • Catrodes are PGM-free (Platinum Group Metal-free), robust, high-performance electrodes.
  • The production process is developed for high volume mass production at realistic costs – reducing the capital costs of Green Hydrogen.
  • The Catrode is a Ni-Fe catalyst. First, the electrochemical surface area is increased then chromium is removed, and nickel is migrated and exposed on the surface of the stainless-steel felt to produce a nickel iron catalytic surface layer.
  • The catalyst layer is formed on stainless-steel felt which acts as both the Catalyst, Electrode and Gas Diffusion Layer combined.
  • Catrodes are 0.5mm thick with an active area of 100 cm² as standard but different thickness and areas could be treated as a custom request.
  • PGM-free Catrodes performance in OER is comparable with state-of-the-art precious metal catalysts such as platinum and iridium and significantly surpasses the performance of nickel electrodes at a much-reduced cost.
  • Catrodes exhibit a stable performance below 1.58V RHE at 0.2A/cm² at 50°C for 22 hours run in an ElyFlow test cell with an active area of 10cm² compared to the overpotential of a commercially available catalysed nickel foam which reached 1.69V RHE.
  • The PGM-free electrodes are designed to be run wet i.e. with liquid electrolyte in contact with the Catrode and membrane. Not intended for use with Nafion membranes.

Key Features

  • Suitable for AEM and Alkaline Electrolysis
  • PGM-free (Platinum Group Metal-free), robust, high-performance products
  • Developed for high volume mass production at realistic costs
  • Catrode is a Ni-Fe catalyst
  • Available in different thickness and areas as a custom request
  • Comparable with metal catalysts such as platinum and iridium and significantly surpasses the performance of nickel electrodes at a much-reduced cost

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Application Areas

  • For alkaline water electrolysis - with either AEM or Zero Gap designs.
  • For use with Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte in concentrations from 01.M to 5M.
  • Catrodes were developed to be used as anodes but can also be used as cathodes in an alkaline electrolyser.
  • Catrodes may also have potential to be used in batteries and fuel cell technology, but after mutual collabaration with Latent Drive.

Use Cases

  • Catrodes are being used as the combined gas diffusion layer and catalyst in a European electrolyser startup.
  • Catrodes in the form of treated stainless-steel sheet are also being developed for a customer.

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  • Latent Drive specialise in innovative green hydrogen technologies aimed at mass production and scalability. Their mission is to make green hydrogen abundant and affordable. Interested? Please contact the vendor by filling in the contact vendor form.
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Latent Drive

Latent Drive specialise in innovative green hydrogen technologies aimed at mass production and scalability. As a deep tech start-up, our distinctive strength lies in the integration of engineering principles with electrochemistry. We are a UK based SME, awarded multiple grants to scale Catrode manufacture for AEM and Alkaline electrolysis. With our innovative treatment process, we activate marine grade stainless-steel to make Catrodes – which combine both catalyst and electrode as one homogeneous part, without additional ingredients.

 

 

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