Composite Poly(norbornene) Anion Conducting Membranes for Achieving Durability, Water Management and High Power (3.4 W/cm 2 ) in Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cells

Huang, Garrett; Mandal, Mrinmay; Peng, Xiong; Yang-Neyerlin, Ami C.; Pivovar, Bryan S.; Mustain, William E.; Kohl, Paul A.

doi:10.1149/2.1301910jes

Title: Composite Poly(norbornene) Anion Conducting Membranes for Achieving Durability, Water Management and High Power (3.4 W/cm ² ) in Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cells

Journal Article · Mon Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1301910jes· OSTI ID:1562943

Huang, Garrett;

; Peng, Xiong; Yang-Neyerlin, Ami C.; Pivovar, Bryan S.;

;

Alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers are of interest because they have potential advantages over their acid counterparts. High-conductivity anion conducting membranes were analyzed and used in alkaline hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells. The membranes were composed of reinforced block copolymers of poly(norbornenes) with pendant quaternary ammonium head-groups. It was found that membranes with light cross-linking provided excellent mechanical stability and allowed very high ion exchange capacity polymers to be used without penalty of excessive water uptake and swelling. The optimum membrane and fuel cell operating conditions were able to achieve a peak power density of 3.4 W/cm² using hydrogen and oxygen. The performance increase was greater than expected from minimizing ohmic losses. Mechanical deformations within the membrane due to excess water uptake can disrupt full cell operation. Cells were also run for over 500 h under load with no change in the membrane resistance and minimal loss of operating voltage.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008433

OSTI ID:: 1562943

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1557403; OSTI ID: 2281600

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-74566; /jes/166/10/F637.atom

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol. 166 Journal Issue: 10; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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