Nanoporous materials for reducing the over potential of creating hydrogen by water electrolysis

Title: Nanoporous materials for reducing the over potential of creating hydrogen by water electrolysis

Disclosed is an electrolyzer including an electrode including a nanoporous oxide-coated conducting material. Also disclosed is a method of producing a gas through electrolysis by contacting an aqueous solution with an electrode connected to an electrical power source, wherein the electrode includes a nanoporous oxide-coated conducting material.

Inventors:: Anderson, Marc A.; Leonard, Kevin C.

Issue Date:: 2016-06-14

OSTI Identifier:: 1257343

Assignee:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI) ANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,365,939

Application Number:: 13/149,298

Contract Number:: W-31-109-ENG-38

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 May 31

Research Org:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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