Anode electrocatalyst development for the Zn-Air regenerative fuel cell

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ZincNyx Energy Solution (ZES) is a research and development company located in Vancouver, BC, focused on developing cost effective Zn-air alkaline regenerative fuel cells for stationary applications. ZES has successfully demonstrated the proof-of-concept for their technology at laboratory scale and is now looking actively pursuing commercialization. The goal of the present Engage Plus project stems from the collaboration fostered by the very successful Engage project between the company and Prof. Gyenge's group at UBC. The goal here is to evaluate manganese dioxide-pervoskite (e.g. MnO2-LaCoO3) catalyst combination for the oxygen evolution reaction in the Zn regeneration unit of the Zn-air alkaline regenerative alkaline fuel cell.This work will entail two objectives: preparation and electrochemical testing in half-cell experiments of the novel oxygen evolution catalysts and using the best performing, down selected, catalyst formulations identified in the previous objective, carry out testing and durability evaluations in the ZincNyx regeneration cell. This work is important in the effort support the growth of Canadian clean energy technology companies while providing also excellent training opportunity for highly qualified personal coupled with industrial collaboration, in the field of electrocatalyst preparation, screening and evaluation by electrochemical and surface science methods.