New research shows that the low-cost material could provide a viable platinum alternative.Scientists have been looking for an alternative to precious metals such as platinum for decades, in the hopes of bringing down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells.The discovery of an affordable alternative could be a game changer in clean energy.An alternative to a platinum catalyst that costs considerably less will help to bring down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells and of using H2 as a carbon emission-free fuel. This would make it cheaper to both produce and use H2.Researchers at the University of Buffalo are approaching a breakthrough in using iron as a catalyst that is notably more affordable. They recently published a paper on their study in the Nature Energy journal. In it, the scientists describe how this common and affordable metal can be combined with carbon and nitrogen for use as an…
Hydrogen fuel cells could get a lot cheaper with newly developed iron catalyst
