Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology

Hacker Group

Hydrogen is the fuel of a sustainable tomorrow

Hydrogen-based technologies are at the heart of the global transition to sustainable energy systems. At our Institute, we are advancing the frontiers of sustainable energy by exploring innovative solutions for the production, storage and use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier. These technologies are key to addressing the challenges of energy storage, grid stability and the decarbonisation of industry and transport.

Our research focuses on advanced methods for the efficient production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources and the development of reliable storage systems to support its widespread deployment. This includes technologies designed to optimise energy conversion and minimise environmental impact, while ensuring scalability for industrial applications.

Univ.-Prof. Viktor Hacker
Head of Working Group

Hacker Group

H2GreenFUTURE

Hydrogen technology adoption by addressing legal, safety, and technological barriers, developing a regulatory framework.

ACCEPTOR

Enhancing chemical looping for green hydrogen by developing durable, cost-efficient oxygen carriers for improved efficiency and longevity.

HyTechonomy

Optimizing hydrogen technologies and sector coupling to reduce emissions in energy, industry, and mobility through electrolysis, storage, and fuel cells.

BIO-LOOP

Advancing chemical looping for CO₂-neutral bioenergy by developing durable materials, optimizing fixed-bed systems for decentralized hydrogen production, and mitigating fuel contaminants.

MILES

Assessing long-term energy storage needs and economic viability to support Austria’s transition to a renewable, secure, and import-independent energy system.

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Kurt Mayer, Andreas Billiani, Boštjan Genorio, Selestina Gorgieva and Viktor Hacker Influence of the electrocatalyst layer thickness on alkaline DEFC performance

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker The effect of microscopic phenomena on the performance of iron-based oxygen carriers of chemical looping hydrogen production

Sigrid Wolf, Michaela Roschger, Boštjan Genorio, Nejc Hodnik, Matija Gatalo, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda and Viktor Hacker Reduced graphene oxide as efficient carbon support for Pd-based ethanol oxidation catalysts in alkaline media

Mathias Heidinger, Eveline Kuhnert, Kurt Mayer, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Photometric Method to Determine Membrane Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Maša Hren, Damjan Makuc, Janez Plavec, Michaela Roschger, Viktor Hacker, Boštjan Genorio, Mojca Bozic and Selestina Gorgieva Efficiency of neat and quaternized-cellulose nanofibril fillers in chitosan membranes for direct ethanol fuel cells

Sigrid Wolf, Michaela Roschger, Boštjan Genorio, Daniel Garstenauer and Viktor Hacker Mixed Transition-Metal Oxides on Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Selective Catalyst for Alkaline Oxygen Reduction

Eveline Kuhnert, Mathias Heidinger, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Analysis of PEM Water Electrolyzer Failure Due to Induced Hydrogen Crossover in Catalyst-Coated PFSA Membranes

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Andreas Billiani, Selestina Gorgieva, Boštjan Genorio and Viktor Hacker Electrode configurations study for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells

Florian Tritscher, Adrian Mularczyk, Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Surfactant doped polyaniline coatings for functionalized gas diffusion layers in low temperature fuel cells

Asep Muhamad Samsudin and Viktor Hacker QPVA-Based Electrospun Anion Exchange Membrane for Fuel Cells

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Andreas Billiani, Kurt Mayer, Maša Hren, Selestina Gorgieva, Boštjan Genorio and Viktor Hacker Study on Commercially Available Membranes for Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

Maximilian Grandi, Matija Gatalo, Ana Rebeka Kamšek, Gregor Kapun, Kurt Mayer, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda, Martin Šala, Bernhard Marius, Marjan Bele, Nejc Hodnik, Merit Bodner, Miran Gaberšček and Viktor Hacker Mechanistic study of fast performance decay of Pt-Cu alloy based catalyst layers for polymer electrolyte fuel cells through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

B. Stoppacher, F. Lonardi, S. Bock, M. Bele, A. Bertucco and V. Hacker Deactivation of a steam reformer catalyst in chemical looping hydrogen systems

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Richard Hasso, Bostjan Genorio, Selestina Gorgieva and Viktor Hacker Influence of the Electrode Deposition Method of Graphene-Based Catalyst Inks for ADEFC on Performance

Viktor Hacker, Shigenori Mitsushima, Bernhard Gollas and Merit Bodner Student Poster Presentation on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Andreas Billiani, Kurt Mayer, Maša Hren, Selestina Gorgieva, Boštjan Genorio and Viktor Hacker Investigations on the System Design of Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf, Andreas Billiani, Kurt Mayer, Maša Hren, Selestina Gorgieva, Bostjan Genorio and Viktor Hacker Investigations on the System Design of Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

Katharina Halper, Fabio Blaschke, Michael Lammer and Viktor Hacker Investigation of the Influence of Carbon Deposition on the Purity of the Hydrogen Production in the Chemical Looping Process

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker Stabilizing effect of support materials on iron-based oxygen carrier pellets for chemical looping hydrogen in long-term operation

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Enhancing Water Analysis for improved Performance and Durability of Fuel Cell-powered Electric Vehicles

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele and Viktor Hacker Enhanced Hydrogen Production with Chemical Looping Through Doping Zirconium Oxide by Using Iron-Based Oxygen Carrier

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Enhancing Water Analysis for improved Performance and Durability of FCEVs

Joel Mata Edjokola, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Impact of Temperature and Relative Humidity on Electrocatalyst Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: An Experimental Study

Joel Mata Edjokola, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of Gas Diffusion Layer Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells via Chemical Oxidation

Eveline Kuhnert, Mathias Heidinger, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Induced Hydrogen Crossover Accelerated Stress Test for PEM Water Electrolysis Cells

Mathias Heidinger, Eveline Kuhnert, Kurt Mayer, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Ex-situ measurement of chemical membrane degradation using photometry

Mathias Heidinger, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Determination of Membrane Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells with In-Situ and Ex-Situ Measurements

Fabio Blaschke, Michael Lammer, Magdalena Pauritsch, Bernd Stoppacher and Viktor Hacker Iron Oxide – The Energy Carrier of the Future

Mario Kircher, Michaela Roschger, Wai Yee Koo, Fabio Blaschke, Maximilian Grandi, Merit Bodner and Viktor Hacker Effects of Catalyst Ink Storage on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Maša Hren, Michaela Roschger, Viktor Hacker, Boštjan Genorio, Darinka Fakin and Selestina Gorgieva High performance chitosan/nanocellulose-based composite membrane for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells

Maximilian Grandi, Chetna Madan, Rene Maiberg, Mario Kircher, Sebastian Rhode, Merit Bodner and Viktor Hacker Progress in the production of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for durable polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Magdalena Pauritsch, Michael Lammer, Claudia Pröll, Fabio Blaschke, Chetna Madan and Viktor Hacker Chemical Looping for Hydrogen Production and Energy Storage

Joel Mata Edjokola, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Elucidating Gas Diffusion Layer Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Different Oxidative Media

Viktor Hacker, Fabio Blaschke, Michael Lammer and Magdalena Pauritsch Iron Based Hydrogen Storage and Transport 14th International Conference on Hydrogen production 6

Eveline Kuhnert, Mathias Heidinger, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Fluoride Emission Rate Analysis in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Cells

Mario Kircher, Wai Yee Koo, Michaela Roschger and Viktor Hacker Storage effects of catalyst ink for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Eveline Kuhnert, Kurt Mayer, Mathias Heidinger, Christine Rienessel, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Impact of intermittent operation on photovoltaic-PEM electrolyzer systems: A degradation study based on accelerated stress testing

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker Stabilizing effect of support materials on iron-based oxygen carrier pellets for chemical looping hydrogen in long-term operation

Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Innovative chemische Speichermedien für erneuerbare Energien

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Spela Polak, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker Core-shell iron-based oxygen carrier material for highly efficient green hydrogen production by chemical looping

Thomas Steiner, Kai Schulze, Norbert Kienzl, Magdalena Pauritsch, Viktor Hacker, Sebastian Bock, Alberto Abad, Robert Scharler and Andrés Anca-Couce Chemical looping of synthetic ilmenite, Part I: Addressing challenges of kinetic TGA measurements with H2

Viktor Hacker, Mario Kircher, Sebastian Rohde, Maximilian Grandi and Chetna Madan Recent innovations in membrane electrode assembly fabrication for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Mathias Heidinger, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Advances in Photometric Fluoride Measurements in Effluent Fuel Cell Water

Fabio Blaschke, Prabhu Prasad Biswal, Fabio Eduardo Machado Charry, Katharina Halper, Maximilian Fuchs, Roland Resel, Karin Zojer, Michael Lammer, Richard Hasso and Viktor Hacker Advancing Green Hydrogen Purity with Iron-Based Self-Cleaning Oxygen Carriers in Chemical Looping Hydrogen

Fabio Blaschke, Richard Hasso and Viktor Hacker Unlocking synergistic effects of mixed ionic electronic oxygen carriers in ceramic-structured environments for efficient green hydrogen storage

Lukas Fernando Roessler Escudero, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Adjusting the operating boundaries for the mitigation of SO2 crossover in sulphur depolarized electrolysers

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Enhancing Over-Humidificaiton Detection in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: Adressing Degradation Mechanisms for Sustainable Transportation

Muhammad Yusro and Viktor Hacker Fabricating ultra-thin nanofiber structures towards advanced MEA of fuel cell: Investigation of degree of alignment, diameter, bead generation, and precision with Taguchi design

Joel Mata Edjokola, Mathias Heidinger, Amir Niroumand, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Chemical Oxidation-Induced Degradation in Gas Diffusion Layers for PEFC: Mechanisms and Performance Implications

Mathias Heidinger, Daniel Sandu, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner In-situ and ex-situ monitoring of membrane degradationin polymer electrolyte fuel cells using advanced analytical techniques

Fabio Blaschke, Spela Polak, Marjan Bele, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker INNOVATIVE STRUCTURED OXYGEN CARRIERS FOR ENHANCED GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Magdalena Pauritsch, Michael Lammer, Claudia Schütz, Fabio Blaschke and Viktor Hacker Iron Oxides for Innovative, Safe and Sustainable Energy Storage

Florian Tritscher, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of MEAs in High Temperature PEMFCs for Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications

Florian Tritscher, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of Advanced Membrane Electrode Assemblies in High Temperature PEMFCs for Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Reducing Over-Humidification Risks to Improve Performance and Longevity of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Reducing Over-Humidification Risks to Improve Performance and Longevity of FCEVs

Joel Mata Edjokola, Marco Bogar, Maximilian Grandi, Rodolfo Taccani, Heinz Amenitsch, Marjan Marinšek, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Humidity-Induced Degradation Mapping of Pt3Co ORR Catalyst for PEFC by In-Operando Electrochemistry and Ex Situ SAXS.

Richard Hasso, Michaela Roschger, Sigrid Wolf and Viktor Hacker Development and Utilization of Graphene-based Catalyst Inks for Application in Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

Muhammad Yusro and Viktor Hacker Fabricating ultra-thin nanofiber structures towards the advanced MEA of fuel cells

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Optimizing Water Management for Sustainable Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Joel Mata Edjokola, Marco Bogar, Maximilian Grandi, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of Degradation Mechanisms of PtCo Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Humidity Gradients

Joel Mata Edjokola, Marco Bogar, Maximilian Grandi, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of the Degradation Mechanisms of PtCo Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Humidity Gradients

Maximilian Käfer, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Optimizing Water Management in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles for Sustainability

Florian Tritscher, Heiko Luis Hirschmann, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Investigation of MEAs in High Temperature PEMFCs for Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications

Eveline Kuhnert, Mathias Heidinger, Anna Bernroitner, Özge Kiziltan, Erwin Berger, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Fluoride emission rate analysis in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer cells

Florian Tritscher, Alexander Pranter, Fabio Blaschke, Werner Napetschnig, Maximilian Fuchs, Fabio Eduardo Machado Charry, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Thermal stability and microstructure of fluorine-free hydrophobic coatings of gas diffusion layers for fuel cell applications

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