D2-2 Cathode Catalyst Layers 2: Activity and Durability

Wednesday, October 14, 2015: 14:00-18:00
211-A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Chairs:
Rod L Borup and Yu Morimoto
14:00
Assessment of Nanofiber Electrode MEA Durability By Analytical Electron Microscopy
K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), M. Brodt, R. Wycisk (Vanderbilt University), and P. N. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University)
14:20
Effects of Carbon Structures of Supported Pt Catalysts on the Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Y. C. Park (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi), H. Tokiwa (University of Yamanashi), K. Kakinuma, M. Watanabe (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi), and M. Uchida (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center,University of Yamanashi)
14:40
Accelerated Stress Tests on Fuel Cell Cathode Catalysts: A Material Balance Approach Combining Modeling and Experiment
C. A. Rice (Tennessee Technological University), P. Urchaga (Tennessee Technological University), J. Hu (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation), T. Kadyk (Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry), and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry)
15:00
Online Mass Spectrometric Monitoring of Carbon Corrosion in PEMFC Electrodes Subjected to Accellerated Stress Testing
J. O. Meier, M. Joos, C. Cremers, K. Pinkwart (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT), and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
15:20
Carbon Corrosion in PEM Fuel Cells during Drive Cycle Operation
R. L. Borup, D. D. Papadias (Argonne National Laboratory), R. Mukundan, D. Spernjak (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. A. Langlois (Los Alamos National Laboratory), R. Ahluwalia (Argonne National Laboratory), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and S. Grot (Ion Power)
15:40
Mechanism and Kinetics of Carbon Corrosion in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells during Drive Cycles
R. Ahluwalia (Argonne National Laboratory), D. D. Papadias (Argonne National Laboratory), R. L. Borup, R. Mukundan, D. Spernjak (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and D. A. Langlois (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
16:00
Intermission
16:20
Effects of Repeated Feed-Gas Exchange Processes on Degradation Processes of Pt-Based PEFC Cathode Catalysts Studied by In-situ XAFS, STEM-EDS and Electrochemical Methods
G. Samjeské, K. Higashi, S. Takao, O. Sekizawa, T. Kaneko, S. Nagamatsu (The University of Electro-Communications), K. Nagasawa, T. Uruga (JASRI/SPring-8, The University of Electro-Communications), and Y. Iwasawa (The University of Electro-Communications)
16:40
Activity and Durability of a Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabricated with Supportless Pt Hollow Spheres for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
S. Cho (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), University of Science and Technology (UST)), E. J. Lim (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)), T. H. Yang (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)), and S. D. Yim (Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), University of Science and Technology (UST))
17:00
Effects of Cobalt Cation on Low Pt-loaded PEM Fuel Cell Performance
Y. Cai (General Motors), A. Kongkanand, W. Gu (General Motors, Fuel Cell Activities), and T. E. Moylan (General Motors)
17:20
Effect of Caprolactam and Sulfate System-Derived Contaminants on Catalyst Activity and PEMFC Performanc
H. N. Dinh, G. Bender, H. Wang (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), C. S. Macomber (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and L. McGovern (University of South Carolina)
17:40
Long Term Effects of Airborne Contaminants in PEMFC Cathode
Y. Zhai, J. Ge (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS), and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii - Manoa)