Woutje ter Weel

Electrochemical CO2 reduction towards fuels and chemicals is a promising route to close the carbon cycle and transition towards a more sustainable chemical industry. One of the key components for this technique, the ion exchange membrane, suffers from poor chemical and mechanical stability at high pH, low hydroxide conductivity and cross-over of negatively charged species. The “Ion exchange membranes for electrochemical CO2 reduction” project focuses on developing novel anion exchange membranes with improved chemical and mechanical stability at high pH while not compromising the conductivity and selectivity of the membrane. This project is part of the Reversible Large Scale Energy storage (RELEASE) program, which aims to develop and implement new solutions for large-scale energy storage.