Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Contamination and Mitigation Strategies

ISBN-13: 9780367384272 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 436 str.

Hui Li; Shanna Knights; Zheng Shi

Opis

This volume discusses the impacts of contamination on fuel cell performance and the mitigation strategies to improve performance and durability. It covers the nature, sources, and electrochemistry of contaminants; their effects on fuel cell performance and lifetime; and the mechanisms of contamination. Exploring the major findings from experimental and theoretical studies in contamination-related research, the expert contributors present methods and tools used for diagnosing various contamination phenomena, along with strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of contamination. They also describe key issues in the future R&D of fuel cell contamination and control.

Spis treści

PEM Fuel Cell Principles and Introduction to Contamination Issues. Fuel Cell Contaminants: Sources and Chemical/Electrochemical Reactions. Cathode Contamination. Anode Contamination. Membrane Electrode Assembly Contamination. Cathode Contamination Modeling. Anode Contamination Modeling. Membrane Contamination Modeling. Impurity Mitigation Strategies.

O autorze

Hui Li is a research associate and project leader of the PEMFC Contamination Consortium at the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI).

Shanna Knights is program manager of MEA Technology in the R&D department at Ballard Power Systems.

Zheng Shi is a research officer at the NRC-IFCI.

John W. Van Zee is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina and director of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Fuel Cells.

Jiujun Zhang is a senior research officer and PEM Catalysis Core Competency leader at the NRC-IFCI.