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Title: High Temperature Membrane with Humidification-Independent Cluster Structure

Abstract

The objective of this project was to develop high temperature membranes to facilitate the wide-spread deployment of hydrogen fuel cells. High temperature membranes offer significant advantages in PEM system operation, overall capital and operating costs. State-of-the-art Nafion-based membranes are inadequate for the high temperature operation. These conventional membranes become unstable at higher temperatures (90-120°C) and lose their conductivity, particularly at low relative humidity. In this program, alternate materials were developed to enable fabrication of novel high performance composite membranes. FCE’s concept for the multi-component composite membrane, named mC2, has been used in the design of more conductive membranes.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Contributing Org.:
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States); Scribner Associates, Inc., Southern Pines, NC (United States); Giner, Inc., Auburndale, MA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); LGC Consultant LLC
OSTI Identifier:
1192139
Report Number(s):
16033 Final
DOE Contract Number:  
FG36-06GO16033
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; membrane; fuel cell; PEM; high temperature

Citation Formats

Lipp, Ludwig. High Temperature Membrane with Humidification-Independent Cluster Structure. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1192139.
Lipp, Ludwig. High Temperature Membrane with Humidification-Independent Cluster Structure. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1192139
Lipp, Ludwig. 2015. "High Temperature Membrane with Humidification-Independent Cluster Structure". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1192139. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1192139.
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abstractNote = {The objective of this project was to develop high temperature membranes to facilitate the wide-spread deployment of hydrogen fuel cells. High temperature membranes offer significant advantages in PEM system operation, overall capital and operating costs. State-of-the-art Nafion-based membranes are inadequate for the high temperature operation. These conventional membranes become unstable at higher temperatures (90-120°C) and lose their conductivity, particularly at low relative humidity. In this program, alternate materials were developed to enable fabrication of novel high performance composite membranes. FCE’s concept for the multi-component composite membrane, named mC2, has been used in the design of more conductive membranes.},
doi = {10.2172/1192139},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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