Low cost electrocatalysts for hydrogen production

该项目考虑生产低成本的电催化剂，在使用可再生能源的情况下，水分解反应需要这些电催化剂来产生“绿色氢气”。目前最先进的使用昂贵的稀有金属，这将限制产量，并可能成为低成本绿色氢气广泛生产的障碍。我们的方法是创新的，因为它基于从曼彻斯特大学获得许可的技术，这一技术非常适合我们目前的生产技术。因此，我们充分利用第一石墨烯有限公司的技术诀窍和我们获得许可的技术来扩大生产。另一个创新方面是该技术结合了低成本过渡金属(例如多个氧化态)的“最佳”性能和我们石墨烯薄片的高导电性，使这对于一个快速增长的行业来说是一个真正的协同方法，该行业需要满足英国和全球净零目标。对于这个项目，我们将专门研究电催化剂涂层的配方，以便它们可以应用到电极上进行测试。我们已经确定了我们需要达到的性能目标，我们将努力对我们的产品进行基准测试，然后评估我们离目标有多近。一个成功的结果将激励First Graphene Ltd在Tees Valley Net Zero集群安装加工设施。现有的或正在开发的基础设施强烈支持我们的进程。因此，从各个方面来看，这都是一个强有力的项目，与英国的政策保持良好的一致性，具有扩大规模的潜力，公司有能力利用独家技术并基于非常健全的科学原则寻求进入高价值市场的切入点

This project considers the production of low-cost electrocatalysts that are required for the water-splitting reaction to produce "green hydrogen" when a renewable source of electricity is used. Current state-of-the-art uses expensive rare-metals, which will limit production and could be a hurdle to the widespread production of low cost green hydrogen. Our approach is innovative because it is based on technology licenced from the University of Manchester, which advantageously has an excellent fit with our current production technology. Therefore, we are well placed to scale up the production, using a combination of First Graphene Ltd's know-how and our licenced technology.Another innovative aspect is that the technology combines the "best" properties of low-cost transition metals (eg multiple oxidation states) with the high conductivity of our graphene platelets, making this a truly synergistic approach for a rapidly growing industry that is required to meet both UK and Global Net Zero Targets.For this project, we will specifically look at the formulation of electrocatalyst coatings, so that they can be applied to electrodes for testing. We have defined performance targets that we need to hit and we will work towards benchmarking our products and then assessing how close we are to the targets.A successful outcome will incentivise First Graphene Ltd to install processing facilities in the Tees Valley Net Zero Cluster. The infrastructure that is available or being developed strongly lends itself to our process.Therefore, in all aspects, this is a strong project, with good alignment with UK policy, a potential for scale up and the capability for the company to seek an entry point into a high value market using exclusive technology and based on very sound scientific principles