Membrane Polymer Synthesis

Goal of the research group is to develop chemically stable and highly cation- and anion-conductive polymers (ionomers) and membranes for the application in electrochemical energy conversion processes such as:

• Low-Temperature fuel cells (H2-PEMFC, direct alcohol fuel cells such as direct-methanol-fuel cells DMFC or isopropanol/ acetone fuel cells DIFC)
• High-Temperature fuel cells (HT-H2-PEMFC and HT-direct fuel-PEMFC)
• Electrolysers such as LT-PEMWE and HT-PEMWE, Redox-flow batteries (RFB)  such as Vanadium-RFB and iron-chrome RFB
• Alkaline fuel cells and alkaline electrolysis