Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology: Fundamentals and Performance of Low Temperature Fuel Cells (Volume 1)
Woodhead Publishing Ltd, March 2012, Pages: 436
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) technology are promising forms of low-temperature electrochemical power conversion technologies that operate on hydrogen and methanol respectively. Featuring high electrical efficiency and low operational emissions, they have attracted intense worldwide commercialisation research and development efforts. These R&D efforts include a major drive towards improving materials performance, fuel cell operation and durability. In situ characterisation is essential to improving performance and extending operational lifetime through providing information necessary to understand how fuel cell materials perform under operational loads.
This two volume set reviews the fundamentals, performance, and in situ characterisation of PEMFCs and DMFCs. Volume 1 covers the fundamental science and engineering of these low temperature fuel cells, focusing on understanding and improving performance and operation. Part one reviews systems fundamentals, ranging from fuels and fuel processing, to the development of membrane and catalyst materials and technology, and gas diffusion media and flowfields, as well as life cycle aspects and modelling approaches. Part two details performance issues relevant to fuel cell operation and durability, such as catalyst ageing, materials degradation and durability testing, and goes on to review advanced transport simulation approaches, degradation modelling and experimental monitoring techniques.
With its international team of expert contributors, "Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology Volumes 1 & 2" is an invaluable reference for low temperature fuel cell designers and manufacturers, as well as materials science and electrochemistry researchers and academics.
Key features:
- covers the fundamental science and engineering of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), focusing on understanding and improving performance and operation
- reviews systems fundamentals, ranging from fuels and fuel processing, to the development of membrane and catalyst materials and technology, and gas diffusion media and flowfields, as well as life cycle aspects and modelling approaches
- details performance issues relevant to fuel cell operation and durability, such as catalyst ageing, materials degradation and durability testing, and reviews advanced transport simulation approaches, degradation modelling and experimental monitoring techniques
- the two volume set is an invaluable reference for low temperature fuel cell designers and manufacturers, as well as materials science and electrochemistry researchers and academics
PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY
Fuels and fuel processing for low temperature fuel cells
D J L Brett and M Manage, University College London, E Agante, N P Brandon and E Brightman, Imperial College London, R J C Brown, National Physical Laboratory and I Staffell, University of Birmingham, UK
- Introduction
- Thermodynamics of fuel cell operation and the effect of fuel on performance
- Hydrogen
- Hydrocarbon fuels and fuel processing
- Methanol
- Other sources of hydrogen
- Deleterious effects of fuels on fuel cell performance
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Membrane materials and technology for low temperature fuel cells
D Jones, Université Montpellier, France
- Introduction
- Perflurosulfonic acid membranes
- Morphology and microstructure of ionomer membranes
- Non-perfluorinated membranes
- References
Catalyst and membrane technology for low temperature fuel cells
C Hartnig, Chemetall GmbH, Germany
- Introduction
- Catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
- Catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)
- References
Gas diffusion media, flowfields and system aspects in low temperature fuel cells
C Hartnig, Chemetall GmbH, L Jörissen and J Scholta, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung (ZSW) and W Lehnert, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
- Introduction
- Gas diffusion media
- Flow field design
- System layout
- Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) system architecture
- Conclusions
- References
Recycling and life cycle assessment of fuel cell materials
J S Cooper, University of Washington, S Grot, ION Power Inc, USA and C Hartnig, Chemetall GmbH, Germany
- Introduction
- Environmental aspects of fuel cells
- Fuel cell hardware recycling
- Life cycle assessment of fuel cell fuels and materials
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
PART 2: PERFORMANCE ISSUES IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS
Operation and durability of low temperature fuel cells
S Knights, Ballard Power Systems Inc, Canada
- Introduction
- Thermal management
- Water management
- Reactant flow management
- Contamination
- Duty cycle impacts on durability
- Implementation of approaches to extend lifetime
- Future trends
- Sources of further information
- Acknowledgements
- References
Catalyst ageing and degradation in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
K J J Mayrhofer, MPI für Eisenforschung, Germany and M Arenz, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Introduction
- Catalyst aging mechanism
- Characterization of catalyst degradation
- Identical-location transmission electron microscopy
- Future trends
- References
Degradation and durability testing of low temperature fuel cell components
P Trogadas and T F Fuller, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Introduction
- Chemical degradation of the proton exchange membrane (PEM)
- Pt dissolution
- Carbon support corrosion
- Contamination sources
- Conclusions
- References
Microstructure reconstruction and transport simulation in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
P P Mukherjee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, V P Schulz, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemburg Mannheim, USA, J Becker, E Glatt and A Wiegmann, Fraunhofer ITWM, Germany
- Introduction
- Microstructure reconstruction
- Analysis of transport characteristics
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Multi-scale modeling of two-phase transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
J Hinebaugh and A Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada and P P Mukherjee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
- Introduction
- Pore network modeling
- Lattice Boltzmann modeling
- Macroscopic upscaling
- Conclusions
- References
Modelling and analysis of degradation phenomena in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
A A Franco, Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission of France (CEA), France
- Introduction
- Aging mechanisms of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) materials and performance decay: why physical modeling?
- Towards a multiscale modeling framework for PEMFC degradation analysis
- Conclusions, perspectives and challenges
- References
Experimental monitoring techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
F Lapicque, S Didierjean, C Bonnet, D Conteau and O Lottin, Nancy-Université, France
- Introduction
- Reasons for monitoring fuel cells
- Experimental monitoring techniques
- Application example: detection of liquid water in fuel cells by conductimetric technique
- Recent trends and conclusions
- References
Dr Christoph Hartnig works at Chemetall GmbH and formerly headed research departments at both BASF Fuel Cell GmbH and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), Germany.
Dr Christina Roth is Professor for Renewable Energies at Technische Universität Darmstadt and Head of a Research Group at the Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. The editors are well known for their research and work in the fields of low temperature fuel cell technology and materials characterisation.
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