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CAREER: Engineering Earth-abundant and corrosion-resistant water oxidation electrocatalyst — NSF Award to Texas Tech University (T

Hydrogen is a vital chemical feedstock for the chemical industry. It is essential in applications ranging from fuel production to manufacturing plastics and fine chemicals. Hydrogen can be produced by water electrolysis, which uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. However, today’s water-splitting te

Award titleCAREER: Engineering Earth-abundant and corrosion-resistant water oxidation electrocatalyst
Award ID2541697
AwardeeTexas Tech University
CityLUBBOCK
StateTX
Amount obligated$613,347
Principal investigatorJoseph Gauthier
ProgramCatalysis
Start date03/15/2026
AbstractHydrogen is a vital chemical feedstock for the chemical industry. It is essential in applications ranging from fuel production to manufacturing plastics and fine chemicals. Hydrogen can be produced by water electrolysis, which uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. However, today’s water-splitting technologies use expensive and scarce metals. They gradually degrade under harsh operating conditions, which reduces performance, increases costs, and slows the adoption of water ele
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