Honeywell announces new green hydrogen production technology

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Honeywell Announces New Green Hydrogen Production Technology Author/Source: Coal-Based New Materials Date: 2022-03-21 Clicks: 1 · Honeywell’s new catalyst coating membrane offers improved efficiency and performance, while helping to reduce the production costs of green hydrogen. · This catalyst coating membrane builds on Honeywell’s extensive experience in developing high-performance membrane technologies, and it will be further tested by electrolyzer manufacturers. Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, March 17, 2022 – Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has recently introduced a new catalyst coating membrane (CCM) technology for green hydrogen production, and it will work with electrolyzer manufacturers to further test this technology. Using electrolyzers powered by renewable electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen to produce green hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the energy transition over the next few decades. According to the Hydrogen Council’s projections, global demand for hydrogen is set to increase by 5 to 7 times over the next three decades. Honeywell’s innovative technology focuses on catalyst-coated membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers and ion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers. Honeywell’s latest catalyst-coated membrane utilizes breakthrough proprietary high ionic conductivity membrane technology and highly active catalysts. Laboratory test results show that this new technology can effectively improve the efficiency of electrolyzers and current density, and is expected to reduce electrolyzer costs by 25%1. Honeywell’s green hydrogen project builds on decades of Honeywell’s expertise in the development and production of advanced membranes and catalysts for gas processing, refining, steel, and petrochemical industries, as well as its recent experience in developing new membranes for battery and power applications. “Honeywell is one of the recognized leaders in the development of innovative membrane technologies, and our latest technology has been verified through laboratory tests by third-party experts in hydrogen electrolyzer technology. ”Ben Owens, Vice President and General Manager of Honeywell’s Sustainable Technology Solutions business, said, “By accelerating the development of high-performance catalyst coating membrane technologies, we are contributing to an economic transition driven by hydrogen energy.” ” Honeywell has been involved in developing innovative solutions for hydrogen processing for over fifty years. Since the first application of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology in industrial settings in 1966, the company has designed, manufactured, and delivered over 1,000 Honeywell UOP PSA systems to customers around the world, resulting in a total hydrogen purification capacity of approximately 25 million standard cubic meters per hour. 1. Based on a PEM water electrolysis system using renewable electricity, the hydrogen production volume is 2,300 tons per year, with an operating time of 5,000 hours per year.