10th International Conference on Fundamentals & Developments of Fuel Cells and Electrolysers

8:00 - 8:50 (50min)

Registration and Opening

Antigone 2

8:50 - 9:35 (45min)

(Plenary) The Road to Precious-Metal-Free Hydrogen: Challenges, Opportunities, and Mechanistic Insights

Einstein Auditorium

Elena Savinova, University of Strasbourg, France

9:35 - 10:20 (45min)

(Plenary) Solid oxide cell systems and their role in the energy system

Einstein Auditorium

Robert Braun, Colorado School of Mines, USA

10:20 - 10:50 (30min)

Coffee break

Antigone 2

10:50 - 13:00 (2h10)

Electrocatalysis 1: Alkaline OER

Einstein Auditorium

› (Keynote) MXene Derived Materials for Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolysers - Bastian Schmiedecke, Can Kaplan, Karuppasamy Dharmaraj, Axel Zuber, Merve Buldu-Aktürk, Mehmet Turan Görüryilmaz, Aline Alencar Emerenciano and Michelle P. Browne @, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany 10:50-11:20 (30min)

› Chiral and Achiral NiFe Framework Catalysts as Efficient Anions Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer - Zakaria Anfar a @, Haitham Maslouh a,b,c, Ling Chen d, Jiefeng Liu a, Yuwei Yang e,f, Anthony Boudier g, Hippolyte Dory a, Matheus De Souza Lima Mendes g, Emilie Pouget g, Nathalie Masquelez a, Fabrice Caussidery h, Loïc Assaud b,c, Reiko Odag, i, Mikhael Bechelany a, Chrystelle Salameh a, Nicholas M. Bedford j,k, Yan Jiao d,*, Damien Voiry a,*. A Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM) –Montpellier France. b Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO) –Paris, France. c École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles (ESPCI) – Paris, France. d School of Chemical Engineering – University of Adelaide, Australia. e Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea f AI Co-Research & Education for Innovative Drug Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea g Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nano-objects (CBMN), Pessac France h Univ Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France I WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research - Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan j Energy and Environment Science & Technology Directorate, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Fall, ID k Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO,– USA 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› Cobalt-Based Catalysts as Promising Alternatives to Precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (in AEM Electrolysis) - Huy Quí Vinh Nguyen 1,*, Peeter Valk 1, Tavo Romann 1, Jaan Aruväli 1, Enn Lust 1, Jaak Nerut 1. 1Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia. 2 Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Impact of Cation in Supporting Electrolytes on Oxygen Evolution Reaction of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers - Sun Young Kang 1 @, Jihoon Lim 2,3, Jong-Ho Choi 1, Seung Geol Lee 2,3, Yu Seung Kim 1. 1 MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA 2 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. 3 School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea 12:00-12:20 (20min)

› Enhancing NiFe for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Through Dynamic Electronic Coupling with V₂CTₓ MXene - Bastian Schmiedecke 1, @ , Can Kaplan 2, Axel Zuber 3, Karuppasamy Dharmaraj 4, Merve Aktürk 4, Ningjun Cheng 5, Thorsten Schultz 4, Norbert Koch 4, Johanna Rosen 5, Michelle Browne 4 1 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 2 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 3 : Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 4 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 5 : Linköpings Universitet 12:20-12:40 (20min)

› Investigation of 3D-textured FeNi-based alloys as catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media - Lucile Magnier 1, @ , Pierre-Antoine Bonnefont 1, Léa Droguet 2, Nicolas Richet 2 , Marian Chatenet 1. 1 : Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces, Grenoble 2 : Air Liquide, Research & Development 12:40-13:00 (20min)

10:50 - 13:00 (2h10)

Membranes 1: Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Ionomers and Membranes

Antigone 1

› (Keynote) Rational Design of Hydrocarbon Proton Conducting Membranes - Klaus-Dieter Kreuer, Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany & Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 10:50-11:20 (30min)

› Hydrocarbon Membrane Electrode Assemblies based on Poly(Phenylene Ether Sulfone) Scaffold for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells - T. Nemeth 1@, K. Stengl 2, P. Fortin 1, J. Kerres 2 1. SINTEF AS, Department for Sustainable Energy Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2. Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› A Fresh Perspective on Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells - William Bangay, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, UK 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› The Critical Role of Flow Field Design for Hydrocarbon-based Membrane Durability in Fuel Cells - Seyed Hesam Mirfarsi 1@, Aniket Kumar 1, Tom Nguyen 1, Dat Truong Le Tri 1, Nathan Chen 2, Scott McDermid 2, Andrew Baker 2, Benjamin Britton 2, Erik Kjeang 1,*1Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2Ionomr Innovations Inc., Vancouver, Canada 12:00-12:20 (20min)

› HO•, H•, and HOO• Radicals and their Role in the Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Membranes - L. Gubler a @, Z. Han a, T. Saatkamp a, T. Nauser b, T. Nemeth a,b,c a PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland, b Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland, c present address: SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway 12:20-12:40 (20min)

› How to Chemically Protect PFAS-Free Membranes in Fuel Cells: Radical Quenching Poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) Layer - H. Sannemüller @, A. Münchinger, Electrochemical Energy Systems, Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany 12:40-13:00 (20min)

10:50 - 13:00 (2h10)

Solid Oxide Cells 1: Materials

Antigone 3

› (Keynote) Hydrogen production by steam electrolysis at intermediate temperature: merits and challenges of PCCEL and SOEL with emphasis on materials aspects. - Rémi Costa, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany 10:50-11:20 (30min)

› Replacement of Y and Yb in the proton conducting BaZr0.8-xCexY0.1Yb0.1O3-d : Toward improved properties and reduced dependence on critical elements - Théo Legret @, Olivier Joubert, Eric Quarez, Nantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, Nantes, France 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› Nanocomposite-Engineered Cathodes with Enhanced Thermal and Electrochemical Performance in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) - Javier Zamudio-García 1 @, Abraham Sánchez-Caballero 1, Lucía dos Santos-Gómez 1, José M. Porras- Vázquez 1, David Marrero-López 2 1 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Málaga, Spain. 2 Department of Applied Physics, University of Málaga, Spain. 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Development of La2NiO4+δ-Based Oxygen Electrodes for SOEC via Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis - A. Scheuch 1,2 @, N. Mayr 1,2, M. Wolf 1, T. Dimopoulos 1, V. Subotic 2, M. Krammer 1 1 AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy, Power and Renewable Gas Systems, Vienna, Austria 2 TU Graz, Institute of Thermal Engineering, Graz, Austria 12:00-12:20 (20min)

› Optimization of protective coatings for metallic interconnects in high temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production - Ndeye Saly Diouf a, b, *, Maria-Rosa Ardigo-Besnard b, Ioana Popa b, Pascal Briois a (a) Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, CNRS, Institut FEMTO-ST, Montbéliard, France (b) Université Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Dijon, France 12:20-12:40 (20min)

› Carbonate-Oxide Fuel Cell Layers: Ultrasonic Spray-Based Manufacturing Approach - E. Mackiewicz @, G. Komorowska, T. Wejrzanowski Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 12:40-13:00 (20min)

13:00 - 14:20 (1h20)

Lunch

Antigone 2

14:20 - 16:30 (2h10)

Alkaline ORR and Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Einstein Auditorium

› (Keynote) Pushing the Limits of Anion-Exchange Membranes Towards High Performance Pure Water AEMWEs and H2–Ambient Air AEMFCs - Dario Dekel, The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering; Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program; Israel National Institute of Energy Storage, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 14:20-14:50 (30min)

› Pd/CeO2 Inverse Opals for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Oxidation in Alkaline Media - Michael Wilms 1 @, Arma Yau Musa 1, Ruby S. Raju 1 and Mathilde Luneau 1*. 1 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden 2 Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Mesoporous CoFe-N-C oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts prepared via dual templating for high-performance anion exchange membrane fuel cells - Johanna Katariina Piir a, Jaana Lilloja a, Maike Käärik a, Jekaterina Kozlova b, Arvo Kikas b, Alexey Treshchalov b, Jaan Aruväli c, Vambola Kisand b, Jaan Leis a, Kaupo Kukli b, Kaido Tammeveski a,*. a Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia b Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia c Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia 15:10-15:30 (20min)

› Geometry-Controlled Mechanism Switching in Oxygen Reduction on Dual-Atom Cobalt Catalysts - N. Žoglo, 1 A. Kosimov, 1 R. Cepitis, 1 Thor Kongstad Madsen, 1 V. Ivanistsev, 1 N. Kongi 1 @. 1 Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia 15:30-15:50 (20min)

› Synergic Effect of Combination of NC precursors on Mn-based Bifunctional ORR/OER Electrocatalyst for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolysers - Jithul KP, Jay Pandey* Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, Rajasthan, India 15:50-16:10 (20min)

› High-Performance PGM-Free H₂-Ambient Air Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell - A.A. Baranov 1 @, J.C. Douglin 1, J. Zhong 1,2, K. Yassin 2, S. Willdorf-Cohen 1 and D.R. Dekel 1,2,3,* 1 The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa , Israel 2 The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 3 Israel National Institute of Energy Storage (INIES), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 16:10-16:30 (20min)

14:20 - 16:30 (2h10)

PEMFC for Heavy Duty Vehicles 1: HIGHLANDER-PEMTASTIC Open Workshop

Antigone 1

› PEMTASTIC – Robust PEMFC MEA derived from model-based understanding of durability limitations for heavy-duty applications - Pawel Gazdzicki, (on behalf of the PEMTASTIC consortium) German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany 14:20-14:25 (05min)

› HIGHLANDER - HIGH performing uLtra-durable membraNe electroDe assEmblies for tRucks - Deborah Jones (on behalf of the HIGHLANDER consortium) ICGM-CNRS-Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France 14:25-14:30 (05min)

› Development of materials for robust PEMFC MEA tailored for heavy-duty applications - A. Perego 1, M. George 2, C. Gebauer 2, B. Buades 3, R. Gilardi 3, M. Paul 4, V. Bommer 4. 1 IRD Fuel Cells, Odense, Denmark 2 HERAEUS, Hanau, Germany 3 Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Bodio, Switzerland 4 THE Mobility F.C. Membranes Company, Germany 14:30-14:50 (20min)

› Advancing PEM Fuel Cell Materials for Heavy-Duty Applications - B. Pavageau 1, D. Jones 2, M. Zaton 2, W. Bangay 3. 1- Syensqo Laboratoire du Futur, Pessac, France 2- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - CNRS-UM-ENSCM 3- Johnson Matthey, Ltd 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Experimental analyses of MEA durability using load cycling and accelerated stress tests in heavy-duty conditions - J. Mitzel1,*, I. Biswas 1, P. Gazdzicki 1, M. Robert 2 @, L. Guetaz 2, A. Morin 2, M. Galli 3, A. Perego 3 1: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany 2: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Liten, 38000 Grenoble, France 3: IRD Fuel Cells A/S, Odense, Denmark 15:10-15:30 (20min)

› Development of low-cost gas diffusion layer, integration with HIGHLANDER CCMs and short stack load cycle testing - Elisabeth Bühler, Thilo Lehre @, Peter Lindner, Marcus Wegner, Bosch Research, Robert-Bosch-Campus, Renningen, Germany 15:30-15:50 (20min)

› Multiscale Modeling of PEMFC performance and degradation - A. T. Anzaldo G1, M. Diana 2, D. Iankov 2, T. Jahnke 1, R. Schärer 2, J. Schumacher 2 @, E. Scoletta 2 1 German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Stuttgart, Germany 2 Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Institute of Computational Physics, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland 15:50-16:10 (20min)

› Hierarchical Lifetime-Performance Modelling of Catalyst Layers in PEFCs - T. Kadyk 1 @, J. Heitz 1,2, A. Leber 1,2, A. Hodgkinson 3, J. Sharman 4, S. Buche 3, M. Eikerling 1,2 (1) Theory and Computation of Energy Materials (IET-3), Institute of Energy Technologies, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany (2) Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (3) Johnson Matthey Hydrogen Technologies, Swindon, UK (4) Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK 16:10-16:30 (20min)

14:20 - 16:30 (2h10)

Methods Development

Antigone 3

› (Selected) X-ray Imaging of the Water Transport in 3D printed Gas Flow Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - Tim Dörenkamp 1, Eric A. Chadwick 2, Thomas J. Schmidt 1,3, Jens Eller 1 @ 1 PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland 2 University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Canada 3 Institute for Molecular Physical Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 14:20-14:50 (30min)

› Activity Imaging of Electrocatalyts by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy - C. M. Sánchez-Sánchez Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques, Paris, France 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Floating Electrode Approach for High-Overpotential Screening of Iridium-Based OER Catalysts in PEM Water Electrolysis - Chris Zalitis 1, @ , Alessandro Difilippo 1, 2 , Connor Sherwin 3 , Veronica Celorrio 4 , Anthony Kucernak 2 , Andrea Russell 5 , James Stevens 1 1 : Johnson Matthey, Sonning Common, UK, 2 : Imperial College London, UK, 3 : University of Southampton, UK, 4 : DIAMOND Light source, UK, 5 : University of Southampton, UK 15:10-15:30 (20min)

› Hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media, a study in Gas Diffusion Electrode half-cell - F. Vandenberghe 1 @, M. Cornet 1, F. Druart 1, E. Tardy 1, Antoine Bonnefont 1, Vincent Rault 2, Benoit Latour 2 1 Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEPMI, Grenoble, France 2 Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, France 15:30-15:50 (20min)

› Prediction of PEMFC performance from cathode catalyst layer structure - D. Hutchinson a @, R.S. Fletcher b, E. Softley b, M. Moore c, J. Sharman c, C. Parmenter a, H. Williams a, G.E. Pavlovskaya a, T. Meersmann a, S.P. Rigby a A University of Nottingham, UK B Johnson Matthey, Billingham, Cleveland, UK C Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK 15:50-16:10 (20min)

› Methods to record EIS data together with polarisation curves - M. Nohl @, T. Malkow, A. Pilenga, A. Saturnio, D. Blagoeva Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Petten, The Netherlands 16:10-16:30 (20min)

16:30 - 17:00 (30min)

Coffee break

Antigone 2

17:00 - 18:00 (1h)

Recycling of Fuel Cell and Electrolysis Materials

Einstein Auditorium

› (Keynote) Recycling of solid oxide cells : a new challenge for clean hydrogen development - Annie Le Gal La Salle, Institut des matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN) – CNRS, Université de Nantes, France 17:00-17:30 (30min)

17:00 - 18:00 (1h)

Gas Diffusion Media

Antigone 1

› A property/performance correlation study on MPLs for PEFCs - B. Galante 1, @, A. Guglielmi 2, B. Buades 2, R. Gilardi 1, J. Herranz 1, J. Eller 1, 1: Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland, 2 : Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Bironico, Switzerland 17:00-17:20 (20min)

› Beyond Fluoropolymers: Fluorine-Free Gas Diffusion Media for Sustainable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - Irene Sinisgalli*, Nicolaas J. M. van Leth, Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Electrochemical Materials and Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands 17:20-17:40 (20min)

› The role of GDL morphology and species velocity on GDL end point relative permeability - Grace Esu-Ejemot Aquah @ and Vahid Niasar, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Manchester, UK 17:40-18:00 (20min)

17:00 - 18:00 (1h)

H2 Separation, Compression and Storage

Antigone 3

› Characterisation and experimental study of mass transport in an electrochemical hydrogen compressor - M.A. Diop @, G. Sdanghi, J. Dillet, G. Maranzana, S. Didierjean, LEMTA, University of Lorraine, CNRS, France 17:00-17:20 (20min)

› Shaping Future Electrochemical Systems Through Application-Oriented Early-Stage System Analysis - K. Braun @, K. Ohlinger, M. Wensing, Professorship for Fluid Systems Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany 17:20-17:40 (20min)

› In Situ Characterisation of High Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation - K. Tornow @, S. Schmitz, DHBW Mannheim, Germany 17:40-18:00 (20min)

18:00 - 20:00 (2h)

Poster Session 1 and Cocktail

Antigone 2

Detailed Oral Programme