Membranes Journal, Quartile 1 (Q1) with the impact factor (IF) of 4.106.

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Our review article on membrane-based electrolysis for hydrogen production has been published in the Membranes Journal, Quartile 1 (Q1) with the impact factor (IF) of 4.106.

The article reviews the alkaline electrolysis and 6 types of membrane-based electrolysis for hydrogen production and its current technological progress. 

The challenges and future trends were also discussed and concluded with the future developments of the cost-effective membranes for hydrogen production.

This review article is available online via open access https://lnkd.in/gNfJ84xa. Please download, share and cite the article if it is related to your research works.

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Review Paper Q1 IF 4.106 Membranes Journal

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Review article: Membrane-Based Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production: A Review

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Review Paper Q1 IF 4.106 Membranes Journal

Membrane-Based Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production: A Review

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Centre of Hydrogen Energy – Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Laboratory

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One of the important labs at the Centre of Hydrogen Energy is our very own Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Laboratory led by Dr. Tuan Amran Tuan Abdullah.

These photos indicate the aerial view of our 3.36 kWp solar photovoltaic system installed on top of the lab which is linked to a Direct Solar to Hydrogen via Alkaline & High-Temperature Hybrid Proton Exchange Membrane (H-PEM) Electrolysis.

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Fukushima powers up one of the world’s biggest hydrogen plants

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TOKYO — One of the world’s largest facilities for producing clean-burning hydrogen marked its opening on Saturday, in a demonstration of northeastern Japan’s revival from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Located in the town of Namie, just north of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the solar-powered hydrogen station can produce enough gas to fill 560 fuel cell vehicles a day.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony for the government-backed project, which involves Toshiba, Tohoku Electric Power and natural gas distributor Iwatani.

For Abe’s government, the effort’s tie-in with the Olympic Games offers a high-profile chance to counter criticism of foot-dragging in the fight against climate change. Japan has taken heat for its reliance on coal-fired plants and its funding of them overseas.

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Source: Nikkei Asia

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Giant Leap Towards a Hydrogen Society

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“Achieving a hydrogen society requires promoting the total integration of the making, storing, and using hydrogen. A particularly critical issue is responding to fluctuations in electrical power when the hydrogen is made from renewable energy sources that vary according to the weather and other factors. FH2R uses information from a hydrogen demand-and-supply forecasting system for predicting the market demand for hydrogen, and additional data from a power grid control system, so as to maximize the use of electricity from renewable sources. The goal is to develop the most efficient hydrogen energy management system.


Source: https://www.japan.go.jp/…/2020/earlysummer2020/hydrogen.html

Green Ammonia as a fossil fuel replacement?

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Source: https://energypost.eu/green-ammonia-can-replace-fossil-fuel-storage-at-scale/

Main points;

  1. Pure hydrogen is an energy dense alternative, but the gas takes up a lot of space. Liquid ammonia doesn’t, yet it contains the hydrogen and therefore the energy.
  2. While, the current energy system has a vast amount of storage built into it, the vast majority is in the form of hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas, petrol, diesel or kerosene– also referred to as chemical energy vectors.
  3. Ideally, then, the search is on for a chemical energy vector that does not contain any carbon. Here, hydrogen is a great option as it has got the highest energy density by weight of any chemical fuel. The problem with hydrogen is that its volumetric energy density is low: it is difficult to get a lot of hydrogen in a small space. Fuel cell electric vehicles have a typical hydrogen inventory of 4 – 5 kg to give them a range of 300 miles, but need to compress this hydrogen to high pressure – typically 700 bars – to make the fuel tank small enough to fit in the car.
  4. One promising candidate for this role is ammonia; an ammonia molecule comprises one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms (for comparison, a methane molecule has one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms). Ammonia can be synthesised from raw materials that we have in abundance, namely water and air, using renewable energy.
  5. The Earth’s atmosphere is roughly 78 per cent nitrogen and this can readily be separated out from air. Hydrogen can be obtained from water, via a process called electrolysis. Once the hydrogen and nitrogen are produced, they can be combined in an industry-standard reaction called the Haber-Bosch process to produce ammonia. If renewable energy is used to power these processes, then that energy becomes locked up in the ammonia molecule, without any direct carbon emissions.
  6. For storing large quantities of energy, chemical fuels provide an energy-dense and convenient medium – it’s why they are ubiquitous today. The challenge with the fuels we use now is the carbon emissions that result from burning them. One way of thinking about ammonia is that it solves the conundrum of replacing hydrocarbon fuels with something that doesn’t contain any carbon, while also overcoming the challenges of storing and distributing hydrogen in bulk.

Research Projects & Consultancies (2007 – 2017)

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RESEARCH PROJECTS (2007-2017)

  1. Physico-chemical Properties Studies of AgO/CuO Incorporated on Wrinkled Titania Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity (2015 – 2017), sponsored Under Fundamental Research Scheme Grant (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia – Researcher
  2. Pyrolysis of Empty Fruit Bunch over Malaysia’s Minerals in a Batch Reactor for the Synthesis of Bio-Oil (2015-2016), sponsored under Research University Grant (Encouragement Grant), UTM – Project Leader
  3. Cheaper and More Durable Proton Exchange Membrane (2013 – 2016), sponsored under Long Term Research Grant, Ministry of Higher Education – Researcher
  4. Development of a High Temperature Aqueous CuCl/HCl and Solar PV Based Electrolyser for Hydrogen Production (2015-2016), sponsored under Research University Grant (Flagship), UTM – Researcher
  5. Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Fuels using Catalytic Micro channel Photoreactor(2014-2015), sponsored under Research University Grant, UTM – Researcher
  6. Flash Pyrolysis of Malaysian Switchgrass Imperata Cylindrica for the Production of Bio-Oil (2011-2013), sponsored under Research University Grant, UTM – Researcher
  7. Synthesis and Characterization of Catalyst for Crude Glycerol Conversion to Methanol (2010-2012), sponsored under Fundamental Research Scheme Grant (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia – Researcher
  8. Feasibility Study of Plasma Reaction in Converting Flare Gas to Synthesis Gas and C2+Hydrocarbons (2008-2009), Exxon Mobil Grant – Researcher
  9. Product Characterization from Catalytic Liquefaction of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch (EPFB) in Near and Supercritical Water (2007-2009), sponsored under Fundamental Research Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia – Researcher
  10. Low Temperature Catalytic Plasma Reactor for Conversion of Methane to Fuels (2007-2009), sponsored under e-science scheme (Esciencefund) by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia – Research Officer
  11. Development of Integrated Catalytic Process for the Production of Biofuels (2007- 2009), sponsored under e-science scheme (Esciencefund) by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia – Research Officer

CONSULTANCIES

  1. Research on Integrity Management and Deterioration Control on Ageing Plant in Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing & Electricity Generation Plant worth RM 1 million from Department of Occupational, Safety & Health, Ministry of Human Resources, Putrajaya (2016-2017)

Hydrogen production in medium-temperature copper chloride electrolysis

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume 45, Issue 42, 28 August 2020, Pages 22209-22222

Phosphoric acid doped composite proton exchange membrane for hydrogen production in medium-temperature copper chloride electrolysis (Article)

  • aDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
  • bCentre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
  • cSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
  • dInstitute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia

Abstract

A copper chloride (CuCl) electrolyzer that constitutes of composite proton exchange membrane (PEM) that functions at medium-temperature (>100 °C) is beneficial for rapid electrochemical kinetics and better in handling fuel pollutants. A synthesized polybenzimidazole (PBI) composite membrane from the addition of ZrO2 followed with phosphoric acid (PA) is suggested to overcome the main issues in CuCl electrolysis, including the copper diffusion and proton conductivity. PBI/ZrP properties improved significantly with enhanced proton conductivity (3 fold of pristine PBI, 50% of Nafion 117), superior thermal stability (>600 °C), good mechanical strength (85.17 MPa), reasonable Cu permeability (7.9 × 10−7) and high ionic exchange capacity (3.2 × 10−3 mol g−1). Hydrogen produced at 0.5 A cm−2 (115 °C) for PBI/ZrP and Nafion 117 was 3.27 cm3 min−1 and 1.85 cm3 min−1, respectively. The CuCl electrolyzer efficiency was ranging from 91 to 97%, thus proven that the hybrid PBI/ZrP membrane can be a promising and cheaper alternative to Nafion membrane. © 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC