Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Infrastructure for hydrogen technologies
Manufacture of key components
Electrolysis cells, stacks and PtX plants
- Sample production line for tapes, slurry and paste manufacturing and coating of SOFC/SOEC/rSOC components
- Production line for SOFC/SOEC/rSOC electrolyte-supported cell and stack prototypes
- Automated assembly line for fuel cell and electrolysis stacks
- Prototype manufacturing facility for small-scale electrolyzers and power-to-liquid plants
Membranes and membrane reactors
- Sample production line for zeolite membranes for drying of H2 and organic solvents
- Sample production line for nano-porous membranes for H2 separation
- Extruder for ceramic parts for electrochemical and pressure driven H2 separation
Catalyst supports, catalysts and reactors
- Sample production line for catalysts and electrocatalysts
Analytics and characterization
- Multi-modal scale bridging characterization (advanced microscopies, spectroscopies, true correlation at nanometer scale) of SOFC/SOEC components and catalysts
- Sample preparation workflow including inert and cryo conditions
- Automated segmentation of multi-modal 2D/3D imaging data using machine learning algorithms
- Analytical infrastructure combined with data-assessment and data-storage infrastructure for remote usage/qualitative and quantitative data assessment by customers and partners
- Characterization of H2 conversion on O2 permeable membranes and on power-to-X test benches (CH4, CH3OH etc.), also applicable for membrane reactor measurements
- Micro- and nanomechanical testing equipment and TEM, SEM, XRM tool for nanoanalysis
- Electrochemical material analysis (e.g. 80 channels impedance spectroscopy)
Test benches and fields
- SOFC/SOEC/rSOC cell and stack test benches for performance, durability and redOx / thermal cycling
- Test benches for small SOFC systems
- Test bench for fluid electrolysis
- Test infrastructure for coupling of different producers, storages and consumers
- R&D equipment for gas phase deposition processes
- Test unit for H2 separating membranes
- Test bench for Fischer Tropsch reactors
- Test benches for catalysts
- Hydrogen-driven kiln, 500 L up to 1700 °C
- Hydrogen and power-to-X testing field
- Test bench for ammonia synthesis and cracking to H2
Monitoring and safety control
- Platform for non-destructive testing systems for H2 components
- Infrared-transmission thermography for transparent SOFC/SOEC/rSOC components
- Platform for monitoring systems for H2 components