This work focuses on tests for control reserve of a novel Power-to-Gas-to-Power platform based proton exchange membrane technologies and pure oxygen instead air in the re-electrification process. The are intended as further option to stabilize power system, therefore, helping integrating renewable energy into system. pre-qualification used by Swissgrid, but not identical order capture maximum d...

in the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (pemfcs), low corrosion resistance and high interfacial contact resistance (icr) are two controversial issues in usage of aisi 316l stainless steel as a metallic bipolar plate. for solving these problems, investigation and development of different coatings and/or surface treatments are inevitable. corrosion behavior and icr of aisi 316l specimens c...

The influence of oxidation of membrane thiol groups on lysosomal proton permeability was studied by measuring lysosomal pH with FITC-conjugated dextran, determining the membrane potential with 3,3'-dipropylthiadicarbocyanine iodide and monitoring their proton leakage with p-nitrophenol. Residual membrane thiol groups were measured with 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid). The lysosomal membran...

Microporous poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PVDF/PMMA) membranes were prepared using the phase-separation method. Then, the membranes were immersed in liquid electrolyte to form polymer electrolytes. The effects of PMMA on the morphology, degree of crystallinity, porosity, and electrolyte uptake of the PVDF membrane were studied. The addition of PMMA increased the pore size...

Polyvinyl chloride supported silver molybdate composite material is used to develop by solution casting method. This membrane was characterized by various instrumental techniques such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. These characterizations are used to understand the functional groups,thermal sta...

On the basis of our solid-state NMR characterization of dynamics in two model salts, we draw the analogy to the fuel cell membrane candidate, phosphoric acid-doped poly(benzimidazole), and conclude that phosphate anion dynamics contribute to long-range proton transport, whereas the mobility of the polymer itself is not a contributing factor. This is contrasted with emerging membrane candidates,...

The development of a generalized steady-state electrochemical model of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell or proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system is presented by R.F Mann et al. to predict the output voltage of a single Ballard Mark V cell as a function of the major variables like current density, pressure of the reactant gases and working temperature more efficiently (Mann et al. 200...

CytcO (cytochrome c oxidase) is a membrane-bound multisubunit protein which catalyses the reduction of O(2) to H(2)O. The reaction is arranged topographically so that the electrons and protons are taken from opposite sides of the membrane and, in addition, it is also linked to proton pumping across the membrane. Thus the CytcO moves an equivalent of two positive charges across the membrane per ...

Lipid membrane surfaces can act as proton-collecting antennae, accelerating proton uptake by membrane-bound proton transporters. We investigated this phenomenon in lipid nanodiscs (NDs) at equilibrium on a local scale, analyzing fluorescence fluctuations of individual pH-sensitive fluorophores at the membrane surface by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). The protonation rate of the fl...

Understanding the thermal effects is critical in optimizing the performance and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A PEMFC produces a similar amount of waste heat to its electric power output and tolerates only a small deviation in temperature from its design point. The balance between the heat production and its removal determines the operating temperature of a PEMFC. ...