The drive to decarbonize the energy sector, coupled with increased installed capacity and declining cost of renewable electricity, motivates the exploration of electrochemical routes to store energy in the form of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. The efficiency of the transformation and the cost of the electrolyzer are key metrics for evaluating the competitiveness of these new technologies compared to established carbon-based technologies. The catalyst is a driver of electrolyzer cost and this presentation will focus on strategies to reduce catalyst cost including the development of new synthetic routes that do not rely on harsh conditions and expensive precursors and reagents, the use of earth-abundant alternatives, and the establishment of methods for the facile integration of the catalyst with the electrode.

Development of synthetic routes to electrocatalysts for energy conversion reactions

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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