Elevated-temperature (100~200 °C) polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have many features, such as their high efficiency and simple system design, that make them ideal for residential micro-combined heat and power systems and as a power source for fuel cell electric vehicles. A proton-conducting solid-electrolyte membrane having high conductivity and durability at elevated temperatures...

Abstract Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells demand efficient electrode–electrolyte interfaces to catalyse the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), kinetics of which depends on energetics surface adsorption and electrolyte environment. Here we show an unanticipated effect non-specifically adsorbed anions ORR a Pt(111) electrode; these trends do not follow usual descriptor, that is *OH binding energ...

The use of a dual-layer cathode catalyst layer improves the performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells. To generate single and layers between gas diffusion media electrolyte, two commercial carbon-supported platinum catalysts with either high microporosity carbon (Ketjen Black EC-300J) or low porosity (XC-72 Vulcan carbon) are utilized. We discovered that boost maximum power cells regardle...

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are electrochemical devices that show the highest power densities compared to the other type of fuel cell. In this work, nanocomposite membranes used for proton exchange membrane fuel cells as poly(vinyl alcohol)/La2Ce2O7 (PVA-LC) with the aim of increasing the water uptake and proton conductivity. Glutaraldehyde (GA) was used as cross linking agent ...

Composite membranes have been synthesized from biopolymer chitosan (CS) and nanosized montmorillonite (MMT) filler crosslinked with sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) as an alternative membrane electrolyte for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) application. All prepared were obtained by solution casting technique. Prepared systematically characterized in terms of water uptake, permeability performance para...

Anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis aims to combine the benefits of alkaline electrolysis, such as stability cheap catalyst and advantages proton-exchange systems, like ability operate at differential pressure, fast dynamic response, low energy losses, higher current density. However, today, AEM is limited by AEMs exhibiting insufficient ionic conductivity well lower activity stability. ...

In this study, proton conductive composite membranes were produced by using a poly(methylmethacrylate-co-maleic anhydride) (P(MMA-co-MAH)) copolymer and phosphotungstic Acid (PWA) as an additive of the proton conductive agent. P(MMA/MAH) 70/30, 50/50, and 30/70 were synthesized using a free radical polymerization reaction. PWA with a concentration of 2% was added to...

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) composed of polymer or blend is a vital element in PEM fuel cell that allows proton transport and serves as barrier between oxygen. Understanding the microscopic phase behavior blends very crucial to design alternative cost-effective proton-conducting materials. In this study, mesoscale morphologies Nafion/poly(1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole) (Nafion-PVTri) Nafion/pol...

Progress in the area of proton conducting polymer electrolyte membranes is intimately linked with the development of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, and is today largely driven by the insufficient properties of humidified Nafion membranes at temperatures above 100 8C. Recent developments in the field include new ionomers and hybrid membranes containing inorganic nanoparticles to contro...