Perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) materials are perhaps the key enabling component for many polymer electrolyte membrane devices such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers. PFSA materials are by far the most proven class of polymer in this field, and are therefore uniquely capable to support the expected commercial expansion over the next few years. PFSA suppliers will be relied upon to deliver quality products at scale to the marketplace. At the same time, increasing performance demands across the industry require novel materials research and product optimizations to support diverse OEM growth plans.

Chemours™, a recent spinoff from the DuPont® corporation in 2015, assumes all expertise and production capacity associated with the Nafion™ brand of PFSA materials. Chemours™, leveraging this historical PFSA leadership position, is excellently positioned to support electrochemical device proliferation. Significant R&D investments are being made to improve product offerings in membranes and ionomer dispersions to support the hydrogen economy. This presentation will summarize Chemours™’ recent efforts and future product direction for PEM fuel cell and water electrolyzers.