Durability challenges of anion exchange membrane fuel cells

WE Mustain, M Chatenet, M Page… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As substantial progress has been made in improving the performance of anion exchange
membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) over the last decade, the durability of AEMFCs has become …

Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbon and alcohol products: Realities and prospects of Cu-based materials

KA Adegoke, RO Adegoke, AO Ibrahim… - Sustainable Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Renewable energy has been a hot topic for sometimes due to its ability to minimize the
global dependence on fossil fuels which is drastically declining, and more importantly the …

Fatigue crack propagation behavior of fuel cell membranes after chemical degradation

S Shi, X Sun, Q Lin, J Chen, Y Fu, X Hong, C Li… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The durability of fuel cells is significantly impaired by chemical and mechanical
degradations of perfluorosulfonic-acid membranes. However, how the mechanical …

4D in situ visualization of mechanical degradation evolution in reinforced fuel cell membranes

D Ramani, Y Singh, RT White, M Wegener… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Composite ionomer membranes with ePTFE reinforcement have been developed to improve
operational durability of polymer electrolyte fuel cells by creating a more mechanically …

Numerical study on heat and mass transfer performance of the planar membrane-based humidifier for PEMFC

WM Yan, CH Li, CY Lee, S Rashidi, WK Li - International Journal of Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a numerical study is developed to examine the performance in a planar
membrane-based humidifier (PMH) to optimize the operation with respect to a detailed …

Embrittlement induced fracture behavior and mechanisms of perfluorosulfonic-acid membranes after chemical degradation

X Sun, S Shi, Y Fu, J Chen, Q Lin, J Hu, C Li, J Li… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemical and mechanical degradations of perfluorosulfonic-acid membranes are two
factors contributing to the reduced durability of fuel cells. While the mechanisms of isolated …

Isolated chemical degradation induced decay of mechanical membrane properties in fuel cells

S Bhattacharya, J Leung, MV Lauritzen, E Kjeang - Electrochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane durability is a major consideration for the operational lifetime of polymer
electrolyte membrane fuel cells. During fuel cell operation, the membrane is exposed to …

Effects of cycle duration and test hardware in relative humidity cycling of a polymer electrolyte membrane

J Chen, A Goshtasbi, AP Soleymani, M Ricketts… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, relative humidity (RH) cycling accelerated stress testing (AST) is pursued on a
supplier's catalyst coated membrane (CCM). The experimental design includes three RH …

Immobilisation and release of radical scavengers on nanoclays for chemical reinforcement of proton exchange membranes

A Akrout, A Delrue, M Zatoń, F Duquet, F Spanu… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mechanical and chemical stability of proton exchange membranes are crucial requirements
for the development of fuel cells for durable energy conversion. To tackle this challenge, bi …

Improved catalytic performance and corrosion resistance of selective laser melted 316L SS in a direct methanol fuel cell by surface anodization

R Li, C Dong, D Kong, X Ni, L Zhang, M Ao… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The cellular microstructure is a special phenomenon in many additively manufactured
metals and alloys. This work provided a new way to achieve both high catalytic performance …