{"id":12502,"date":"2022-07-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/projects\/mea-papst-development-of-a-membrane-electrode-unit-suitable-for-large-scale-production\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:41:33","slug":"mea-papst","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/","title":{"rendered":"MEA PapSt \u2013 Development of a membrane electrode unit suitable for large-scale production"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-teaser text-teaser--white\">\n  <h2 class=\"text-teaser__heading\">MEA PapSt &#8211; Development of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) suitable for large-scale production for PEM water electrolysis based on cost-effective graphite and titanium paper current distributors<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"text-teaser__text\"><p>In 2022, a partnership-based research consortium began an IGF follow-up project focusing on scaling up the titanium paper laboratory formulation as an anode PTL (pore transport layer) and developing a graphite paper as a cathode PTL for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). The aim of the project is to develop a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) supported by paper current collectors that exploits the advantages of titanium paper current collectors (TitanPapSt) in terms of performance characteristics and material efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Source:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptspaper.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Aktuelles\/PTS_News\/Dokumente\/PTS_Magazin_01_2022_DE_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ptspaper.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Aktuelles\/PTS_News\/Dokumente\/PTS_Magazin_01_2022_DE_compressed.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"latest-project latest-project--white\">\n            <h2 class=\"latest-project__heading\">Further projects<\/h2>\n    \n            <div class=\"latest-project__grid\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/pemelyonroll-scalable-roll-to-roll-production-for-pem-electrolysis-meas\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"PEMELYonROLL: Scalable roll-to-roll production for PEM electrolysis MEAs\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T07:42:44+00:00\">\n            7. April, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">PEMELYonROLL: Scalable roll-to-roll production for PEM electrolysis MEAs<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">The PEMELYonROLL project is developing scalable manufacturing processes for high-performance CCM and MEA for PEM water electrolysis. The aim is to develop material-efficient, quality-assured and industry-oriented manufacturing processes. <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                        <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/nereus-next-generation-scalable-aem-electrolysers-as-sustainable-hydrogen-production-system\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"NEREUS - Next-Generation Scalable AEM Electrolysers as Sustainable Hydrogen Production System\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laboratory Test Bench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T14:45:08+00:00\">\n            30. March, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">NEREUS &#8211; Next-Generation Scalable AEM Electrolysers as Sustainable Hydrogen Production System<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">NEREUS develops next-generation anion exchange membrane electrolysers (AEM electrolysers) for high-performance, long-lasting and cost-efficient hydrogen production.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                        <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/fency-pem-production-and-use-of-precious-metal-free-fe-n-c-catalysts\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"FeNCy-PEM - Production and use of precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1024x656.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-2048x1311.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1320x845.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T11:33:48+00:00\">\n            30. March, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">FeNCy-PEM &#8211; Production and use of precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">FeNCy-PEM develops scalable, precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts and integrates them into the production and application of PEM fuel cells.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The focus is on developing a scalable membrane electrode unit for PEM water electrolysis using titanium and graphite paper as porous current distributors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3466,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12502","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"date":"20220701"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MEA PapSt \u2013 Development of a membrane electrode unit suitable for large-scale production - Zentrum f\u00fcr BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MEA PapSt \u2013 Development of a membrane electrode unit suitable for large-scale production - Zentrum f\u00fcr BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The focus is on developing a scalable membrane electrode unit for PEM water electrolysis using titanium and graphite paper as porous current distributors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zentrum f\u00fcr BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-21T08:41:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zbt-mea-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"496\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"329\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/\",\"name\":\"MEA PapSt \u2013 Development of a membrane electrode unit suitable for large-scale production - Zentrum f\u00fcr BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zbt-mea-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-01T10:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-21T08:41:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/mea-papst\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zbt-mea-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zbt-mea-1.jpg\",\"width\":496,\"height\":329,\"caption\":\"a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) being dismantled using two tweezers; 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