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Improving alkaline ionomers

Low-cost, efficient hydrogen production via water electrolysis is expected to be an important part of a future hydrogen economy. Towards this end, new polymers with high stability are demonstrated and paired with low-cost, earth-abundant metal catalysts in alkaline membrane electrolyzers.

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Fig. 1: Evolution of electrolysis and future work.

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Mustain, W.E., Kohl, P.A. Improving alkaline ionomers. Nat Energy 5, 359–360 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0619-4

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