Preparation method of PEM (proton exchange membrane) water electrolysis hydrogen production membrane electrode slurry
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of membrane electrode preparation, in particular to a preparation method of membrane electrode slurry for hydrogen production by PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolysis of water.
Background
In recent years, with the increase of greenhouse gas emission, global climate is continuously warmed, and the climate problem is increasingly highlighted. In order to solve the challenge, main countries around the world sign Paris climate agreement in 2016, form climate consensus and make carbon dioxide emission reduction plans. To achieve this goal, it is becoming more and more urgent to replace the current high carbon fossil energy sources such as coal, petroleum and the like with low carbon clean renewable energy sources. In this energy revolution, hydrogen energy is the first choice of technology for competitive development of new energy in various countries because of its advantages of cleanness, no pollution, high energy density per unit mass, storability, renewability, wide source, etc., and is even called as the "ultimate energy" in the 21 st century.
At present, hydrogen production mainly comes from natural gas hydrogen production or coal hydrogen production, carbon dioxide is generated in the production process, and the production belongs to 'grey hydrogen', and the development direction accepted in the industry at present is 'green hydrogen', namely, no carbon dioxide is generated in the hydrogen production process. The current primary mode of production of green hydrogen is electrolysis of water, which is energized by electrical energy to break down water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen gases at the electrodes.
The main production plants for the electrolysis of water are electrolysis cells, which can be classified into 3 groups, i.e. alkaline electrolysis cells (AWE), proton exchange membrane electrolysis cells (PEM), Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC), according to the electrolyte. SOEC cells are still in the laboratory stage and are not commercially available. The AWE electrolytic tank consists of electrodes, electrolyte and diaphragm, the electrolytic tank is filled with electrolyte solution, the tank body is divided into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber by the diaphragm, and each electrode is arranged in the chamber. The proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEM) is the most mature technology developed at present, has the advantages of simple structure, safety, reliability, long service life, simple and convenient operation, low price, and the like, but has the defects of low efficiency, need of using strong corrosive alkali liquor, water and alkali removal of hydrogen, difficulty in quick start and load change, incapability of quickly adjusting the hydrogen production speed, and the like, so the PEM has poor adaptability to power generation by renewable energy sources, and is difficult to overcome due to the technical characteristics of alkaline electrolyzers, so that the PEM is increasingly emphasized by people in recent years. The PEM electrolytic cell has the advantages of compact structure, high efficiency, low energy consumption, fast response, high load and the like, and is the main flow direction of electrolytic hydrogen production in the future. The PEM electrolyzer adopts a high molecular polymer proton exchange membrane to replace a diaphragm and liquid electrolyte in the alkaline electrolyzer, and has double functions of ion conduction and gas isolation. The PEM electrolyzer consists of membrane electrode, bipolar plate and other parts, and the membrane electrode consists of proton exchange membrane and anode and cathode catalyst.
The development of PEM electrolyzers mainly solves the preparation technology of membrane electrodes, and in the preparation of membrane electrodes, the selection of catalysts and the composition of catalyst slurry are always the key points of research.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a preparation method of PEM (proton exchange membrane) water electrolysis hydrogen production membrane electrode slurry, which is simple and easy to realize industrial production.
In order to achieve the purpose, the preparation method of the PEM water electrolysis hydrogen production membrane electrode slurry comprises the following steps:
1) preparing cathode catalyst slurry: mixing MXene material, inorganic nano material, binder, Pt/C powder with platinum mass concentration of 20-60% and solvent, and dispersing uniformly under ultrasound to prepare cathode catalyst slurry;
2) preparing anode catalyst slurry: mixing MXene material, inorganic nano material, binder, iridium dioxide powder or iridium dioxide/carbon black mixture and solvent, and dispersing uniformly under ultrasonic to obtain anode catalyst slurry.
According to the invention, the chemical general formula of the MXene material is M n+1 X n T x 。
Further, M is a transition metal such as Sc, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Nb, or Cr.
Further, n =1 ~ 3.
Further, X represents a C or N element.
Further, said T x Represents a surface group, typically-OH, -O, -F or-Cl.
According to the invention, the inorganic nano material is one of silicon dioxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, aluminium oxide powder, calcium carbonate powder or aluminium nitride powder.
According to the invention, the binder is one of 0.5-20% by mass of Nafion solution, polybenzimidazole solution, sulfonated polysulfone solution, sulfonated polyether sulfone solution, sulfonated polyether imide solution, sulfonated polyether ether ketone solution and sulfonated polyaryletherketone solution.
According to the invention, the MXene material in the step 1) accounts for 1-30% of the mass of the Pt/C powder with the platinum mass concentration of 20-60%.
According to the invention, the inorganic nano material in the step 1) accounts for 0.1-10% of the mass of the Pt/C powder with the mass concentration of 20% -60%.
According to the invention, the binder in the step 1) accounts for 15-40% of the mass of the Pt/C powder with the platinum mass concentration of 20-60%.
According to the invention, the solvent is a mixture of an alcohol and deionized water.
Further, the alcohol is one or a mixture of two of ethanol, ethylene glycol and isopropanol.
Further, the volume ratio of the deionized water to the alcohol in the mixture is 1: 5 to 20.
According to the invention, the condition of ultrasonic dispersion in the step 1) is ice water bath, and the time is 30-90 min.
According to the invention, the iridium dioxide powder in step 2) has a mass concentration of 85% or 95%. According to the invention, in the iridium dioxide/carbon black mixture in the step 2), the iridium dioxide powder accounts for 40-80% of the mass of the mixture.
According to the invention, the MXene material in the step 2) accounts for 1-30% of the mass of the iridium dioxide powder or the iridium dioxide/carbon black mixture.
According to the invention, the inorganic nano material in the step 2) accounts for 0.1-10% of the mass of the iridium dioxide powder or the iridium dioxide/carbon black mixture.
According to the invention, the binder in the step 2) accounts for 15-40% of the mass of the iridium dioxide powder or the iridium dioxide/carbon black mixture.
According to the invention, the condition of ultrasonic dispersion in the step 2) is ice water bath, and the time is 120-180 min.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
1) MXene is used as a main component of the membrane electrode slurry, and a highly ordered two-dimensional layered nano-channel is formed by utilizing the end groups with rich and uniformly distributed surfaces to support, so that the transmission of protons and electrons is facilitated; the-OH, the-O and the like of the end-capping groups accelerate the transmission of protons and electrons, so that the performance of the catalyst layer can be improved on the premise of reducing the dosage of the membrane electrode catalyst;
2) the surface of the inorganic nano material used in the invention is fully distributed with-OH, which can accelerate the transmission of protons and electrons and improve the performance of the catalyst layer;
3) the invention uses hydrophilic solution as adhesive, which is helpful for the adhesion of catalyst and membrane electrode basement membrane, reduces interface resistance, and improves the conductivity of catalyst, thereby greatly improving the service performance of membrane electrode.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be further described with reference to examples.
Example 1
1) Preparing cathode catalyst slurry: selecting multilayer accordion Ti 3 C 2 T x (T x is-OH), silicon dioxide powder, Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 5%, Pt/C powder with the mass concentration of platinum of 20%, deionized water and ethanol as the main components of the cathode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 10mg of Pt/C powder with the mass concentration of 20 percent, 0.01mg of silicon dioxide powder and 0.1mg of multilayer organ-shaped Ti 3 C 2 T x (T x is-OH), 10mL of deionized water and 50mL of ethanol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 20min in ice water bath; then adding 30mg of Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 5% into the solution, and performing ultrasonic dispersion for 10min in ice water bath to obtain cathode catalyst slurry;
2) preparing anode catalyst slurry: selecting multilayer accordion Ti 3 C 2 T x (T x is-OH), silicon dioxide powder, 5% by mass Nafion solution, 95% by mass iridium dioxide powder, deionized water and ethylene glycol as the main components of the anode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 10mg of iridium dioxide powder with the mass concentration of 95 percent, 0.05mg of silicon dioxide powder and 0.5mg of multilayer organ-shaped Ti 3 C 2 T x (T x is-OH) material, 10mL deionized waterStirring and mixing the solution with 100mL of glycol to form a solution, and ultrasonically dispersing the solution in an ice water bath for 60 min; and then 30mg of Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 5% is added into the solution, and the mixture is subjected to ultrasonic dispersion for 60min in an ice water bath to obtain anode catalyst slurry.
Example 2
1) Preparing cathode catalyst slurry: selecting organ-shaped Ti 2 CT x (T x is-O) material, aluminum oxide powder, Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 20 percent, Pt/C powder with the mass concentration of 40 percent, deionized water and isopropanol are taken as the main components of the cathode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 10mg of Pt powder with the mass concentration of 40 percent and 0.5mg of organ-shaped Ti 2 CT x (T x is-O), 0.1mg of aluminium oxide powder, 10mL of deionized water and 60mL of isopropanol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 30min in ice-water bath; then adding 10mg of Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 20% into the solution, and ultrasonically dispersing for 30min in ice water bath to obtain cathode catalyst slurry;
2) preparing anode catalyst slurry: selecting organ-shaped Ti 2 CT x (T x is-O) material, aluminum oxide powder, Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 20 percent, iridium dioxide powder with the mass concentration of 95 percent, carbon black, deionized water and ethanol are taken as main components of the anode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 4mg of iridium dioxide powder with the mass concentration of 95 percent, 6g of carbon black and 0.2mg of organ-shaped Ti 2 CT x (T x is-O) material, 1mg aluminium oxide powder, 10mL deionized water and 200mL ethanol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 120min in ice-water bath; and adding 15mg of Nafion solution with the mass concentration of 20% into the solution, and performing ultrasonic dispersion for 60min in an ice water bath to obtain anode catalyst slurry.
Example 3
1) Preparing cathode catalyst slurry: selecting organ-shaped Ti 3 CNT x (T x is-OH), titanium dioxide powder, 0.5 percent of polybenzimidazole/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution, 60 percent of Pt/C powder of platinum, deionized water and ethylene glycol are used as main components of cathode catalyst slurry. Firstly, the mass concentration of 10mg of platinum is as60% Pt/C powder, 2mg accordion-like Ti 3 CNT x (T x is-OH), 0.1mg of titanium dioxide powder, 5mL of deionized water and 30mL of ethylene glycol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 40min in ice-water bath; adding 800mg of polybenzimidazole/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution with the mass concentration of 0.5% into the solution, and performing ultrasonic dispersion for 50min in an ice water bath to obtain cathode catalyst slurry;
2) preparing anode catalyst slurry: selecting organ-shaped Ti 3 CNT x (T x is-OH), titanium dioxide powder, 0.5 percent of polybenzimidazole/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution, 85 percent of iridium dioxide powder, deionized water and isopropanol are taken as main components of the anode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 10mg of iridium dioxide powder with the mass concentration of 85 percent and 3mg of organ-shaped Ti 3 CNT x (T x is-OH), 0.5mg of titanium dioxide powder, 3mL of deionized water and 15mL of isopropanol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 120min in an ice water bath; 600mg of polybenzimidazole/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution with the mass concentration of 0.5 percent is added into the solution, and the mixture is subjected to ultrasonic dispersion for 60min in ice water bath to obtain anode catalyst slurry.
Example 4
1) Preparing cathode catalyst slurry: selection of TiVCT x (T x is-OH), calcium carbonate powder, 1 percent of sulfonated polyether ether ketone/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution with mass concentration, 20 percent of Pt/C powder with mass concentration of platinum, deionized water and isopropanol are used as main components of cathode catalyst slurry. Firstly, 10mg of Pt powder with the mass concentration of 20 percent and 1.5mg of TiVCT x (T x is-OH), 0.5mg calcium carbonate powder, 6mL deionized water and 40mL isopropanol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 20min in ice water bath; then adding 100mg of sulfonated polyether ether ketone/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution with the mass concentration of 1% into the solution, and performing ultrasonic dispersion for 60min in ice-water bath to obtain cathode catalyst slurry;
2) preparing anode catalyst slurry: selection of TiVCT x (T x is-OH) material, calcium carbonate powder and sulfonated polyether ether ketone with the mass concentration of 1 percentThe catalyst slurry comprises a solution of/N, N-dimethylacetamide, 85% iridium dioxide powder, carbon black, deionized water and ethylene glycol as main components. Firstly, 8mg of iridium dioxide powder with the mass concentration of 85 percent, 2mg of carbon black and 0.5mg of TiVCT x (T x is-OH), 0.5mg calcium carbonate powder, 5mL deionized water and 35mL ethylene glycol are stirred and mixed into a solution, and the solution is ultrasonically dispersed for 90min in ice water bath; and then 200mg of sulfonated polyether ether ketone/N, N-dimethylacetamide solution with the mass concentration of 1% is added into the solution, and the mixture is subjected to ultrasonic dispersion for 90min in ice-water bath to obtain anode catalyst slurry.