Electrochemistry

Innovative solutions for clean hydrogen, energy storage, sustainable chemicals, and industrial decarbonization

Contact Information

Address

Het Kranenveld 14
Helix
5612 AE Eindhoven
Netherlands
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Postal address

Postbus 513
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
5600 MB Eindhoven
Netherlands
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Phone

+31 (0)40 247 5026

Email

[email protected]

Organisational Structure

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Research
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  Materials for Electrochemistry, Catalysis and Separation
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    Electrochemistry

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Introduction

The Electrochemistry and Energy Technology team develops the materials and technologies needed for a sustainable energy future. By combining expertise in electrochemistry, advanced materials, reactor design, and multiphase flows, the team creates innovative solutions for clean hydrogen production, energy storage, sustainable chemicals, and industrial decarbonization.

Profile

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW9178150 BCX0"> Our combined research programme addresses one of society's most pressing challenges: transforming renewable electricity into sustainable fuels, chemicals, and industrial processes. By combining expertise in electrochemical engineering, advanced materials, electrocatalysis, reactor design, and multiphase flow simulation, we cover the entire innovation chain, from fundamental science to industrial application. </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW9178150 BCX0"> A distinctive strength of the team is its ability to understand and optimize electrochemical technologies across multiple scales. Researchers develop advanced electrode materials and electrochemical interfaces, design next-generation reactors and electrolyzers, perform experiments under realistic industrial conditions, and build predictive computer models that reveal what happens inside these complex systems. Advanced techniques such as high-speed imaging, microscopy, electrochemical diagnostics, gas analysis, 3D-printed prototypes, and large-scale simulations provide unprecedented insight into the interaction between materials, reactions, gas bubbles, and fluid flows. </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW9178150 BCX0"> Our research supports applications including hydrogen production through water electrolysis, large-scale energy storage, sustainable manufacturing of chemicals and fertilizers, and electrified industrial processes. For example, we investigate how to increase hydrogen production efficiency, reduce degradation in electrolyzers, design porous electrodes that transport reactants more effectively, and understand how gas-liquid interactions influence electrolysis reactors performance. </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW9178150 BCX0"> In doing so, we create chemistry for a better world. Its innovations enable cleaner energy production, lower carbon emissions, more efficient use of resources, and new pathways for sustainable manufacturing. By translating fundamental scientific discoveries into practical technologies, the community contributes directly to the energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and the development of a climate neutral and resource efficient society. </div>