Composite Membrane for Hydrogen Production as a Clean Fuel Using Pem Water Electrolyser

C. Mahender, D. Venkat Ramulu, T. Ramesh

Abstract: Composite membrane of TiO2 is synthesized by casting method using Nafion 5wt% solution. RuO2 is used as anode and 10 wt% Pd on activated carbon is used as cathode in the water electrolyser cell. The performance of this Composite membrane is studied by varying voltage range 1.8 to 2.6V with respect to hydrogen yield and at current density 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5(A cm-2). This Composite membrane has been tested using in-house fabricated single cell PEM water electrolysis cell with 10cm2 active area at temperature 27, 45 and 650C and at 1 atmosphere pressure.

Keywords: TiO2, Nafion, Pd on activated carbon, Composite membrane, PEM water electrolyser, Hydrogen