Analysis of temporal changes in hydrogen permeation during run-in phase of PEM water electrolysis lab short-stacks considering electro-osmotic drag

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Original languageEnglish
Article number153179
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume203
Early online date29 Dec 2025
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jan 2026

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This work presents experimentally determined H2 in O2 concentrations from the first approximately 1000 h of atmospheric operation of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis lab short-stacks. These exhibit a run-in effect in the form of increasing H2 gas permeation over the first few hundred hours, followed by stabilization. A model-based interpretation of the H2 in O2 data indicates an approximate doubling of both mass transfer coefficients, for the membrane and the cathode catalyst layer. Using two different membrane types with remarkably different electro-osmotic drag coefficients demonstrates that the consideration of convection in the model significantly influences the determined cathode mass transfer coefficient. However, the relative increase over time remains unchanged.

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Analysis of temporal changes in hydrogen permeation during run-in phase of PEM water electrolysis lab short-stacks considering electro-osmotic drag. / Anschütz, Lucas; Ise, Martin; Gottschalk, Torben et al.
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 203, 153179, 23.01.2026.

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Anschütz L, Ise M, Gottschalk T, Trinke P, Bensmann B, Hanke-Rauschenbach R et al. Analysis of temporal changes in hydrogen permeation during run-in phase of PEM water electrolysis lab short-stacks considering electro-osmotic drag. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2026 Jan 23;203:153179. Epub 2025 Dec 29. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.153179
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