The Recent Progresses of Electrodes and Electrolysers for Seawater Electrolysis
Fan Zhang,
Junjie Zhou,
Xiaofeng Chen,
Shengxiao Zhao,
Yayun Zhao,
Yulong Tang,
Ziqi Tian,
Qihao Yang,
Evelina Slavcheva,
Yichao Lin,
Qiuju Zhang
Affiliations
Fan Zhang
Key Laboratory of Far-Shore Wind Power Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 311122, China
Junjie Zhou
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Xiaofeng Chen
Key Laboratory of Far-Shore Wind Power Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 311122, China
Shengxiao Zhao
Key Laboratory of Far-Shore Wind Power Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 311122, China
Yayun Zhao
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Yulong Tang
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Ziqi Tian
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Qihao Yang
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Evelina Slavcheva
Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems of Bulgaria Academic Science (IEES), Akad. G. Bonchev 10, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Yichao Lin
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
Qiuju Zhang
Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo 315201, China
The utilization of renewable energy for hydrogen production presents a promising pathway towards achieving carbon neutrality in energy consumption. Water electrolysis, utilizing pure water, has proven to be a robust technology for clean hydrogen production. Recently, seawater electrolysis has emerged as an attractive alternative due to the limitations of deep-sea regions imposed by the transmission capacity of long-distance undersea cables. However, seawater electrolysis faces several challenges, including the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the competing chlorine evolution reaction (CER) processes, electrode degradation caused by chloride ions, and the formation of precipitates on the cathode. The electrode and catalyst materials are corroded by the Cl− under long-term operations. Numerous efforts have been made to address these issues arising from impurities in the seawater. This review focuses on recent progress in developing high-performance electrodes and electrolyser designs for efficient seawater electrolysis. Its aim is to provide a systematic and insightful introduction and discussion on seawater electrolysers and electrodes with the hope of promoting the utilization of offshore renewable energy sources through seawater electrolysis.
