As a clean, carbon-free, flexible and efficient secondary energy and an important industrial raw material with rich application scenarios, hydrogen energy has broad development prospects.
The foamed metal nickel ribbon for hydrogen production developed by HNKL Hydrogen Energy Technology Corporation has excellent high porosity, high specific surface area and strong electrical conductivity, which is more advantageous for electrolysis of water for hydrogen production. In addition, the hydrogen production foam metal will co-deposit Mo, Fe, Co, P and other elements at the same time during the preparation process to form binary or ternary alloys, improve the catalytic performance of the hydrogen production electrode, and reduce the cost of hydrogen production.
The foam metal for hydrogen production developed by the company can achieve a "double reduction" in hydrogen production energy consumption and equipment cost, and improve the hydrogen production economy. The foam metal has the characteristics of "large specific surface area and high hydrogen production efficiency", and is expected to comprehensively upgrade the performance of alkaline electrolyzers, improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption costs, and improve current density. Produce more "green hydrogen" to dilute its fixed costs.
The metal foam for hydrogen production is a metal material with a porous structure, which is composed of pores and a metal matrix, and has a high porosity (above 95%).
Compared with dense metals, metal foams have the advantages of light weight, high specific strength, high specific surface area, high permeability, and strong adsorption. Its high porosity, high specific surface area and strong electrical conductivity make it more advantageous for electrolysis of water for hydrogen production.
During the preparation process, the hydrogen production foam metal will also co-deposit Mo, Fe, Co, P and other elements to form binary or ternary alloys, improve the catalytic performance of the hydrogen production electrode, simplify the preparation of the hydrogen production electrode, and reduce the cost of hydrogen production .
As early as 1996, HNKL broke the monopoly of Europe and the United States with the patented technology of "continuous strip-shaped nickel foam", the key material of advanced batteries.
As the largest nickel foam supplier in China, HNKL's research and development of foam metal for hydrogen production has achieved mass production, which will undoubtedly become a milestone in the hydrogen production business.