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Heraeus Virtual Hydrogen Talks: Do EU Regulations for Critical Raw Materials and Fluoropolymers Support the Hydrogen Ramp-Up?
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolysis has been described as a pivotal technology in establishing a hydrogen economy. It involves platinum and iridium as hard-to-replace raw materials, and especially iridium is scarce and hence critical. PEM also requires fluoropolymers as membrane material, which fall under the proposed PFAS ban – although they are regarded as “polymers of no concern.”
In March 2023, the European Commission released its “Critical Raw Material Act” (CRMA), the European Strategy for raw materials. Shortly before, the ECHA proposed the PFAS ban. What does this mean for the industry? Will the proposed measures for critical raw materials serve their goal and help Europe to reach its targets for the ramp-up of hydrogen and PEM Electrolysis, respectively? Can fluoropolymers in PEM Electrolyzers be replaced, and by when? What does this uncertainty make with the investments in Europe? Discuss with the experts and your peers!
| Topic | Do EU Regulations for Critical Raw Materials and Fluoropolymers Support the Hydrogen Ramp-Up? |
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| Date | Thursday, 22nd June 2023 |
| Time | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm CEST |
| Location | Online (GoToWebinar) |
| Speakers |
Dr. Marc Gurau, Chemours Dr. Christian Gebauer, Heraeus Precious Metals |
| Moderator | Dr. Philipp Walter, Heraeus Precious Metals |
Speakers
Dr. Marc Gurau, Chemours
Dr. Marc Gurau, currently leads the Application Development team for Chemours Global Hydrogen Economy Venture. Chemours’ chemistry and advanced performance materials are crucial for enabling the energy transition and allowing for a robust and sustainable hydrogen infrastructure. His team provides support to customers in the development and commercialization of systems that use Chemours technology and is committed to evolving the Nafion™ ion exchange materials’ product line to help key stakeholders across the value chain to advance hydrogen via Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolysis systems.
Marc received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Texas A&M and has an extensive background in developing, measuring, manufacturing, and implementing fluoropolymer solutions to help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. He is an experienced researcher in industry, academia, and government.
Dr. Christian Gebauer, Heraeus Precious Metals
Dr. Christian Gebauer is Head of R&D Hydrogen Systems at Heraeus Precious Metals. Since 2018, he has been the technical lead for the development of catalysts for PEM electrolysis and PEM fuel cells within the business line New Business Development (Hydrogen Systems).
He started his professional career at Heraeus in November 2016 as a Project Manager for PEM electrolysis and later held different positions in the respective and adjacent fields.
Christian graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Institute for Physical Chemistry at Ulm University (Germany), where he focused on surface analytics and catalysis as well as applied electrochemistry.
Dr. Philipp Walter, Heraeus Precious Metals
Philipp is a chemist by education and received his PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He held several management positions in the chemical industry in new business development, marketing, sales and business management in Norway, USA, Switzerland and Germany.
He joined Heraeus in 2016 and is now leading New Business Development for Heraeus Precious Metals. Philipp is based at Heraeus’ Headquarters in Hanau, Germany.