AGFA and De Nora sign a technological partnership
Mortsel (Belgium) and Milano (Italy) | April 13, 2018 9:00 AM CET
De Nora and AGFA join efforts to launch proprietary low voltage, high current density alkaline electrolysis solution using AGFA’s diaphragm separator and De Nora’s proprietary DSA® electrodes
The Belgian company AGFA, through its business unit AGFA Specialty Products, specialized in film-based products and high-tech solutions, and the Italian company De Nora, one of the major worldwide providers of electrochemical products and services, today announced a technology development agreement.
Under this agreement, De Nora will integrate AGFA customised diaphragm separators with its innovative, high-performing electrodes into a novel package designed as a bespoke solution for hydrogen and oxygen production through alkaline water electrolysis. An alternative to hydrogen production by steam reforming of hydrocarbon, water electrolysis uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electric power from renewable sources when available.
The goal of the agreement is to improve the economic return on investment when producing hydrogen in alkaline water electrolysis process. Enabling operation of the electrolysers at very high current density will provide substantial energy savings. With this unique package, long-lasting current efficiency, significant performance improvement, and maximum flexibility of operations are achieved even with the variable conditions associated with using renewable energy sources.
Additional details of the agreement are not being disclosed at this time.
“AGFA is bringing its ZIRFON PERL™ separator membrane to the next level of performance with this development partnership. It is an exciting opportunity to combine De Nora’s expertise in electrochemical processes with AGFA’s vast experience in composite membranes,” says Marc Van Damme, AGFA Specialty Products’ Vice President Marketing & Sales.
“De Nora is strongly engaged in boosting alkaline water electrolysis technologies and is getting ready for the substantial growth of the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen will be the core of future energy markets and mobility in a large range of markets and applications. Over the last 2 years, we have achieved encouraging results and thanks to the collaboration with AGFA, we are maximizing the overall value proposition of the electrochemical route to hydrogen, lowering capital and operational costs, thus supporting the transition from fossil fuels to environmentally-friendly solutions”, declares Luca Buonerba, De Nora’s Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer.
About De Nora
De Nora is an Italian multinational leader in sustainable technologies, that offers energy saving products and water treatment solutions. With total sales of €431 million in 2016 and 19 locations worldwide, De Nora is the largest supplier in the world of insoluble electrodes for electrochemical applications and a leading player in providing equipment, systems and processes for water disinfection and filtration.
Our technologies are recognized as a high value added enabling factor facilitating transformational processes for many industrial applications: chemistry, water purification, energy storage, electronics, infrastructural corrosion protection and many others.
With over 90 years’ experience in innovation, continuous investment in R&D, 4 R&D centers in Italy, the USA and in Japan (2 sites), De Nora currently owns 355 patent families with more than 2,700 territorial extensions.
Contact
Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
Via Bistolfi, 35 – 20134 Milan – Italy
+39 02 21291 marketing@denora.com
About AGFA
The Agfa-Gevaert Group develops, manufactures and distributes an extensive range of analogue and digital imaging systems and IT solutions, mainly for the printing industry and the healthcare sector, as well as for specific industrial applications. Agfa’s headquarters and parent company are located in Mortsel, Belgium. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,443 million euro in 2017.
More info on Agfa can be found on: www.agfa.com
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Contact
Rudy Coquet, Product & Business Development Manager
Septestraat 27 2640 Mortsel – Belgium
+32 (0) 3 444 8084 rudy.coquet@agfa.com