C1-2. Membrane Durability and Degradation

Tuesday, 7 October 2014: 10:00-12:00
Sunrise, 2nd Floor, Jupiter 1 & 2 (Moon Palace Resort)
Chairs:
Erik Kjeang and Frank D. Coms
10:00
Kinetic Modeling of Chemical Degradation Phenomena in Fuel Cell Ionomers
M. Ghelichi, P. A. Melchy (Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry), and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
10:20
Study on Protocols for Evaluating Durability of PEFC Electrolyte Membranes
Y. Oono (Fuel Cell Research Center, Daido University), K. Kobayashi (DAIDO UNIVERSITY), and M. Hori (Fuel Cell Research Center, Daido University)
10:40
An Experimental Study on Local Thinning and Pinhole Formation Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cell Membranes
A. Tavassoli, C. Lim (Simon Fraser University), J. Kolodziej, M. Lauritzen, S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems), G. Wang, and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)
11:00
Ceria and Doped Ceria Nanoparticle Additives for Polymer Fuel Cell Lifetime Improvement
S. M. Stewart (Stanford University), R. L. Borup, M. S. Wilson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), A. Datye (University of New Mexico), and F. H. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20
Mechanism of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membrane Chemical Degradation under Low RH Conditions
F. D. Coms (General Motors Company), H. Xu, T. McCallum, and C. Mittelsteadt (Giner, Inc.)
11:40
The Effect of Platinum in the Membrane on Fuel Cell Membrane Durability
N. Macauley (Simon Fraser University), M. Watson (Ballard Power Systems), E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University), M. Lauritzen (Ballard Power Systems), A. S. Alavijeh (Simon Fraser University), and S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems)