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Open-source, 3D-printed platform enables low-cost, standardized electrocatalytic research

Phys · · 486 words · By Jason Major

Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed 'openGDE' (or 'bayadjamara'), an open-source, 3D-printed reactor platform for electrocatalytic research. The project aims to provide a low-cost, standardized tool to allow researchers to more accurately compare catalytic reactions across different laboratories.

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“a University of Sydney-based team with the ARC Center of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation developed an accessible, open-source, affordable and adaptable 3D-printed gas diffusion electrode/membrane electrode assembly test reactor: "openGDE" or "bayadjamara."”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus public research university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The …
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“Bayadjamara is the Australian First Nations' Gadi language name for this project and means air maker.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kil…
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“the open-GDE/bayadjamara platform enables anyone with a 3D printer to make the reactor for approximately AUD$2”
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“The research is published in the Australian Journal of Chemistry.”
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“the researchers demonstrate that open-GDE is suitable for a range of aqueous electrolytes, from highly acidic (1 M of HCl, pH = 0), to neutral (1 M of NaCl, pH = 7), to basic (1 M of NaOH, pH = 14).”
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“this is the first reported 3D-printed reactor platform that provides all source files on Github and Zenodo”
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“Christopher Barnett et al, openGDE/bayadjamara: an open-source 3D-printable gas diffusion electrochemical reactor platform, Australian Journal of Chemistry (2026). DOI: 10.1071/ch25175”
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