Fuel Cell Durability and Performance

Tuesday, 26 May 2015: 08:00-12:20
Boulevard Room A (Hilton Chicago)
Chairs:
Radenka Maric and Rod L Borup
08:00
(Energy Technology Division Research Award) PEM Fuel Cell Electrode Layer Degradation
R. L. Borup, R. Mukundan, J. D. Fairweather, D. Spernjak, D. A. Langlois (Los Alamos National Laboratory), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), G. Maranzana (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), A. Lamibrac (LEMTA CNRS), J. Dillet (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), S. Didierjean (LEMTA, CNRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), O. Lottin (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), L. Guétaz (CEA, LITEN), R. Ahluwalia, S. Arisetty (Argonne National Laboratory), and K. Rau (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:40
(Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Achievement Award) Anhydrous High-Proton Conductor Based on Ionic Nanopeapods
M. M. Hasani-Sadrabadi (Georgia Institute of Technology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)), E. Dashtimoghadam, G. Bahlakeh (Amirkabir University of Technology), and K. I. Jacob (Georgia Institute of Technology)
09:00
Heterogeneities of Ageing in a PEMFC Stack: Links Between Membrane Pinholes, Carbon Corrosion and End-of-Life
L. Dubau (LEPMI-Grenoble, CNRS), L. Castanheira, M. Chatenet, F. Maillard (LEPMI-Grenoble), J. Dillet, G. Maranzana, S. Abbou, O. Lottin (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), G. De Moor, A. El Kaddouri, C. Bas, L. Flandin (LEPMI-Univ. Savoie), E. Rossinot, and N. Caqué (AXANE)
09:20
Durability Evaluation of PEFC Catalyst Layers through in-Situ SEM/STEM Techniques
A. Hayashi, M. Kitamura, Z. Noda, and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
09:40
Break
10:00
Mask-Patterned Wet Etching of Thin Titanium Liquid/Gas Diffusion Layers for a PEMEC
J. Mo, S. M. Steen III (Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engr., UTSI, UTK), S. Retterer, D. A. Cullen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), A. Terekhov, and F. Y. Zhang (UT Space Institute, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
10:20
Liquid-Water Distribution in Compressed Gas-Diffusion Layers Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
I. V. Zenyuk, D. Y. Parkinson, and A. Z. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
 
1545
Analytical Modeling and Experimental Study of Thermal Conductivity of Catalyst Layer of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells (Cancelled)
11:00
Performance of a High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell with Low Catalyst Loading Produced by Reactive Spray Deposition Technology
S. Kim, T. D. Myles (Center for Clean Energy Engineering), and R. Maric (University of Connecticut)
11:20
Effect of Ionomer Content and Relative Humidity on IT-PEMFC Performances at 120 oc
M. K. Cho (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, SNU), H. Y. Park, I. Y. Cha, S. Y. Lee, S. J. Yoo, H. J. Kim (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST), J. Han, S. W. Nam (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST, Green School, Korea University), Y. E. Sung (Seoul National University (SNU), Center for Nanoparticle Research, IBS), and J. H. Jang (Green School, Korea University, Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST)
11:40
Impact of Cationic Impurities on Low-Pt Loading PEFC Cathodes
S. Ganesan, M. A. Uddin, J. Park, U. Pasaogullari, L. J. Bonville, and T. Molter (University of Connecticut)
12:00
A Cationic Contamination in PEFC Cathode: A Cause and Effect Study
M. A. Uddin, J. Park, S. Ganesan, U. Pasaogullari, L. J. Bonville, and T. Molter (University of Connecticut)