NEW! Cohesive Zone Model for the Thermomechanical Deformation of a High Temperature Tubular Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (2025)

Authors: Dr Victoria Kurushina, Dr Anil Prathuru, Ajith Soman, Prof Mamdud Hossain, Prof Qiong Kai, Bahman Amini Horri & Prof Nadimul Faisal

High-temperature processes for hydrogen production unlock the potential for high energy efficiency combined with a relatively low environmental impact. However, structural integrity should be carefully considered... Read More


​Machine Learning Approach to Investigate High Temperature Corrosion of Critical Infrastructure Materials (2024)

Authors: Ramkumar Muthukrishnan, Dr Yakubu Balogun, Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Prof Mamdud Hossain & Prof Nadimul Faisal 

Degradation of coatings and structural materials due to high temperature corrosion in the presence of molten salt environment is a major concern for critical infrastructure applications to meet its commercial viability. The choice of... Read More

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Thermal Spray Coatings for Molten Salt Facing Structural Parts and Enabling Opportunities for Thermochemical Cycle Electrolysis (2024)
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Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain, Professor Nadimul Faisal,  Ramkumar Muthukrishnan, Dr Yakubu Balogun & Dr Ketan Pancholi
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Thermochemical water splitting stands out as the most efficient techniques to produce hydrogen through electrolysis at a high temperature, relying on a series of chemical reactions within a... Read More 

Thermomechanical Deformation Analysis of a Tubular Solid Oxide Steam Electrolysis Cell (2023)

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain, & Professor Nadimul Faisal

Technologies behind electrolysis cells for hydrogen production are making progress in terms of portability, cost reduction, performance enhancement, prolonged operation, and integration in stacks and with existing power... Read More

Scalable Metamaterial Thermally Sprayed Catalyst Coatings for Nuclear Reactor High Temperature Solid Oxide Steam Electrolysis (2023)

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain, Professor Nadimul Faisal & Dr Victoria Kurushina

In the 2021 Hydrogen Strategy, the UK Government recognises that low carbon hydrogen plays a critical role in achieving the transition to net zero and sets a target of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for use across... Read More

Materials for Molten Salt Facing Parts: Challenges and Opportunities for Nuclear Thermochemical Cycle Electrolysis (2023) 

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain & Professor Nadimul Faisal 

One of the important challenges is to develop coating materials for thermochemical containment vessels and pipes that encounters the highly corrosive and harsh environment produced by the molten salt at... Read More 

Modelling, Optimisation and Analysis of Tubular High Temperature Solid Oxide Steam Electrolysis Cell (2023)

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain & Professor Nadimul Faisal

Developing electrolyser cells with enhanced hydrogen production and their scalable manufacturing can play an important role in enabling not only eco-friendly development but also cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable... Read More 

Structural Design and Analysis of a High Temperature Solid Oxide Steam Tubular Electrolyser (2023)

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain & Professor Nadimul Faisal

The hydrogen production is an active area of the innovation and development in the perspective of the next decade, with the relative dominance of the alkaline, proton exchange and solid oxide (SO)... Read More 

Materials and Meta-Data for Thermochemical Electrolysis (2023)

Authors: Vinooth Rajendran, Dr Anil Prathuru, Professor Mamdud Hossain, Professor Nadimul Faisal,  Ramkumar Muthukrishnan, Dr Yakubu Balogun &  Dr Victoria Kurushina

One of the important challenges is to develop coating materials for thermochemical containment vessels and pipes that encounters the highly corrosive and harsh environment produced by the molten salt at high temperature. Overall assessment based on the... Read More

Application of Thermal Spray Coatings in Electrolysers for Hydrogen Production: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities (2022)

Authors: Dr Anil Prathuru, Vinooth Rajendran, Professor Mamdud Hossain, Professor Nadimul Faisal & Dr Carlos Fernandez
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Thermal spray coatings have the advantage of providing thick and functional coatings from a range of engineering materials. The associated coating processes provide good control of coating thickness, morphology, microstructure... Read More ​