Ex-situ analysis of fuel cells and electrolysis components
Mechanical properties
- Tensile test
- 90° peel-off test
- Erichsen depth measurement
- 3-point bending test
Chemical properties
- Element composition, element distribution (mapping)
- Phase identification, crystallinity, crystallite size
- Depth profiles of element concentration
- Chemical surface properties (before/after modification) for catalysts and carriers
Pore analysis
- Pore size distribution, porosity, specific pore volume
- Simulation of permeability / wetting / tortuosity
- In-situ 3D pore structure
- Bulk density
Structural and surface properties / wetting properties
- Surface properties, topography, morphology, flatness, roughness
- Density
- Material and film thickness
- Defect analysis, crack width distribution
- Internal surface
- Conductivity and bulk density of catalyst powders
- Surface energy, surface tension
- Static and dynamic water contact angle
Transport properties
- Permeability
- Diffusion
- Conductivity
- Contact resistance and electrical conductivity
- Ionic conductivity
- Electrical/ionic conductivity
- Thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity (through plane, in plane, in combination with contact resistance)
- Water detection
- 2-phase flow
- Melting point
Degradation and damage analysis
- Stability and degradation of
- Bipolar plates
- Membranes, CCMs
- GDL and GDS
- Catalysts and catalyst carriers
- Plastics and sealing materials
- Corrosion properties
- Detection of pinholes in MEAs / CCMs using IR thermography
- Investigation of the cold start behaviour of components and under cyclic freeze-thaw cycling
Diagnostics
- Test options for fuel cell stacks
- Test options for electrolysis stacks
- In-situ tests for PEMBZ MEAs
- In-situ tests for PEMWE and AEMWE CCM and MEA (HFR, EIS, CV, ECSA, H2 permeation)
- In-situ qualification of coatings and substrate materials for bipolar plates
- Test chamber for investigating solids, liquid substances and even powdered additives
- Investigation of the cold start behaviour of PEMBZ components and under cyclic freeze-thaw cycling
Gas analysis and gas purification
- Sampling and hydrogen analysis in accordance with EN 17124:2022v
- Analysis of sulphur compounds, natural gas, ammonia, etc.
- Harmful gas testing of fuel cells
- Development of cleaning processes
Hy-Lab – Laboratory for hydrogen quality
