2022 Center for Hydrogen Safety Americas Conference

Oxygen Hazards Awareness for Electrolyzers

When we think about the hazards of electrolyzer systems, we tend to focus on the hydrogen hazard without giving sufficient thought to the other atom in H2O: Oxygen. In an electrolyzer system, the oxygen produced can pose its own set of hazards, while also compounding the hydrogen combustion risk. This presentation will provide a different perspective to electrolyzer safety by focusing on the oxygen hazard, best practices for oxygen safety, and analyzing lessons learned from prior incidents.