C1-1 PFSA Ionomer Properties and High Temperature Membranes

Tuesday, October 13, 2015: 08:00-12:00
212-C (Phoenix Convention Center)
Chairs:
Deborah Jacqueline Jones and Yu Seung Kim
08:00
Nafion Nanothin Films
K. Karan (University of Calgary)
 
1318
Gas Permeation Study in Thin and Ultra-Thin Ionomer Films (Cancelled)
09:00
Characterization of Low EW Ionomers in Fuel Cells
A. Kusoglu (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and A. Z. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
09:20
Break
09:40
Durability Improvements in PBI Membranes
G. Qian, K. Fishel, X. Chen, Y. Mao, H. Ploehn (University of South Carolina), and B. C. Benicewicz (University of South Carolina)
10:20
Investigation of Phosphoric Acid Distribution in PBI Based HT-PEM Fuel Cells
N. Pilinski (NEXT ENERGY • EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology), M. Rastedt (NEXT ENERGY • EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology), and P. Wagner (NEXT ENERGY)
10:40
Local Structure and Proton Transport in HT-PEFCs Measured with Neutron Scattering
O. Holderer, O. Ivanova, M. Khaneft, B. Hopfenmüller, W. Lüke, A. Majerus, M. S. Appavou, N. Szekely, M. Krutyeva, E. Kentzinger (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), R. Zorn (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), and W. Lehnert (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
11:00
Charge-Transfer Complex Hybrid Films Consisting of Proton Conductive Donor Molecules for High Temperature PEM
M. Nishihara (WPI-I2CNER, Kyushu University, NEXT-FC, Kyushu University), L. Christiani (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University), F. Shiyan (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University), and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
11:20
Thermo-Stable Non-PFSA Cation-Conductive Fluoropolymers for Medium-Temperature PEMFCs
S. Xu, R. Jiang (Midwest Energy Group, Inc.), and Y. Gao (Southern Illinois University)
11:40
Organic/Inorganic Composite Membrane Using a Proton-Conducting SnP2O7 Electrolyte and PFSA Polymers for Intermediate Temperature PEMFC
K. S. Lee, Y. S. Kim, C. R. Kreller, M. S. Wilson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)