Aqueous Systems

Tuesday, October 29, 2013: 14:00-17:40
Continental 4, Tower 3, Ballroom Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
S. R. Narayan and Ashok Kumar Shukla, Ph.D
14:00
283
Unraveling the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism and Activity of Composite Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-d/Carbon Electrodes in Alkaline Media By Thin Film Rotating Ring Disk Electrode Measurements
Emiliana Fabbri, Paul Scherrer Institut; Rhiyaad Mohamed, HySA/Catalysis Centre of Competence - Centre for Catalysis Research - Department of Chemical Engineering - University of Cape Town; Pieter Levecque, PhD, HySA/Catalysis Centre of Competence - Centre for Catalysis Research - Department of Chemical Engineering - University of Cape Town; Olaf Conrad, PhD, HySA/Catalysis Centre of Competence - Centre for Catalysis Research - Department of Chemical Engineering - University of Cape Town; Ruediger Koetz, Paul Scherrer Institut; Thomas J. Schmidt, Paul Scherrer Institut
14:20
284
An in Situ Graphite-Grafted Alkaline Iron Electrode for Iron-Based Accumulators
Sundar Rajan Aravamuthan, M.Sc., Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India.; Sampath Srinivasan, Ph.D, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India; Ashok Kumar Shukla, Ph.D, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India.
14:40
285
Effect of Carbon Additives On the Microstructure and Conductivity of Primary Alkaline Battery Cathodes
Douglas R. Nevers, Brigham Young University; Yuan Wen, Brigham Young University; Logan Robertson, Brigham Young University; Dean R. Wheeler, Brigham Young University
15:00
286
Electrode Additives and the Rechargeability of the Alkaline Manganese Dioxide Cathode
Scott W Donne, PhD, University of Newcastle; Mark R Bailey, BSC (Hons), University of Newcastle
15:20
287
Electrochemical Characterization of Rare Earth-Free Negative Electrodes for Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Applications
Hiroshi Inoue, Osaka Prefecture University; Norihiro Kotani, Osaka Prefecture University; Masanobu Chiku, Osaka Prefecture University; Eiji Higuchi, Osaka Prefecture University
15:40
Break
16:00
288
Role of Bismuth and Sulfide Additives On the Performance of Iron Electrodes in Rechargeable Alkaline Batteries
Aswin K Manohar, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; Chenguang Yang, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; Souradip Malkhandi, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; G. K. Surya Prakash, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; S. R. Narayanan, Department of Chemistry, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
16:20
289
Fluorine Doped (Sn,Ru)O2 electro-Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in PEM Based Water Electrolysis
Karan Sandeep Kadakia, B.Chem. Engg., University of Pittsburgh; Prashant N Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Moni Kanchan Datta, PhD., University of Pittsburgh; Oleg I Velikokhatnyi, PhD., University of Pittsburgh
16:40
290
Understanding the Performance of Transition Metal Oxide-Carbon Composite Catalysts in Air Electrodes for Metal-Air Batteries and Alkaline Fuel Cells
Souradip Malkhandi, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; Phong Trinh, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; Aswin K. Manohar, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; K. C. Jayachandrababu, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; A. Kindler, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; G. K. Surya Prakash, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California; S. R. Narayanan, Department of Chemistry, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
17:00
291
Preparation of Perovskite Type Oxide Thin-Films As Oxygen Electrodes By Pulsed Laser Deposition Method and Their Electrochemical Properties
Yuuto Miyahara, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University; Kohei Miyazaki, Dr., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University; Tomokazu Fukutsuka, Dr., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University; Takeshi Abe, Dr., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
17:20
292
Doped MnO2-Based Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Catalysts for Bifunctional Cathodes in Alkaline Electrochemical Power Sources
Pooya Hosseini Benhangi, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia; Akram Alfantazi, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia,; Elod Gyenge, Clean Energy Research Center, The University of British Columbia