E-4.1 Alkaline and Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells General Session

Friday, November 1, 2013: 08:00-12:00
Continental 7, Tower 3, Ballroom Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Ernesto Rafael Gonzalez, Ph D and Claude Lamy, PhD
08:40
Enhanced Efficiency with Autonomous Oscillations: Challenges for DAFC
Andressa Mota, Ph. D., Instituto de Quimica de Sao Carlos, USP; Ernesto Rafael Gonzalez, Ph D, Instituto de Quimica de Sao Carlos, USP
09:00
Effect of the Membrane Thickness on the Over-Potential Behavior of the Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell
Takuya Tsujiguchi, Doctor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University; Takanori Iwakami, Master, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University; Nobuyoshi Nakagawa, Doctor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University
09:20
The Promotion Effect of An Oxide Phase On Pd Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of Ethanol: in Situ irras Studies in An Alkaline Environment
Ulises Martinez, University of New Mexico; Alexey Serov, University of New Mexico; Monica Padilla, University of New Mexico; Plamen Atanassov, University of New Mexico
09:40
Intermission
10:00
In Situ Degradation Measurements of a DMFC By a Dynamic Hydrogen Reference Electrode
Nadia Aoun, Dipl.-Chem., Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology; Ulrich Kunz, Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology; Thomas Turek, Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology
10:20
Nickel-Cerium Alloys for Borohydride Oxidation
Diogo M.F. Santos, Ph.D., Materials Electrochemistry Group, Institute of Materials and Surfaces Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, TU Lisbon; Biljana Šljukić, Materials Electrochemistry Group, Institute of Materials and Surfaces Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, TU Lisbon; Luis Amaral, Ph.D., Materials Electrochemistry Group, Institute of Materials and Surfaces Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, TU Lisbon; Daniele Macciò, Università degli Studi di Genova, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI), via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy; Adriana Saccone, Università degli Studi di Genova, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI), via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy; Cesar Sequeira, Materials Electrochemistry Group, Institute of Materials and Surfaces Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, TU Lisbon
10:40
Progress in Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells and Regenerative Fuel Cells
Keith Scott, Newcastle University; Mohamed Mamlouk, Newcastle University; Richard Espiritu, Newcastle University; Xu Wu, Newcastle University
11:00
The Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Ethanol in a Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Cell (PEMEC): A Way to Produce Clean Hydrogen for PEFC
Claude Lamy, PhD, PACS, CNRS GDR n°3339; Stève Baranton, Université de Poitiers, IC2MP, UMR CNRS 7285; Christophe Coutanceau, Université de Poitiers, IC2MP, UMR CNRS 7285
11:20
Synthesis of Cobalt Nanoparticle Embedded Carbon Nanofiber Catalysts With High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity
MinJoong Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; DoHwan Nam, Ph.D, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; HeeYoung Park, Ph.D, Korea Institute of Science and Technology; KwangSup Eom, Ph.D, Georgia Institute of Technology; EunAe Cho, Ph.D, Korea Institute of Science and Technology; ChoRong Kwon, Korea Institute of Science and Technology; Sung Jong Yoo, Ph. D., Korea Institute of Science and Technology; HyukSang Kwon, Ph.D, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
11:40
Palladium Alloy Catalysts Synthesized By Sacrificial Support Method for the Electrooxidation of Ethylene Glycol in Alkaline Environment
Carsten Cremers, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Domnik Bayer, BASF SE, GCN/EP; Florina Jung, Dipl.-Ing.(FH), Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Tilman Jurzinsky, MSc, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Alexey Serov, University of New Mexico; Plamen Atanassov, University of New Mexico; Karsten Pinkwart, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Jens Tübke, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT