C-22 New Membrane Materials

Wednesday, 4 October 2017: 14:00-17:35
National Harbor 14 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)
Chairs:
Peter N. Pintauro and Takeo Yamaguchi
14:00
Introductory Remarks
14:05
(Invited) Direct Membrane Deposition – A Fast and Simple Technique for Membrane Electrode Assembly Manufacturing
M. Klingele, S. Vierrath, M. Breitwieser, C. Klose (IMTEK - University of Freiburg), and S. Thiele (IMTEK - University of Freiburg, Hahn-Schickard)
14:45
Influence of Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer As Binders on the Performance of Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layers
Y. Garsany (EXCET Inc.), M. B. Sassin, B. D. Gould (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory), R. M. E. Hjelm (NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program), and K. Swider-Lyons (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
15:05
Break
15:25
A New Class of Fuel Cells Based on Ion Pair-Coordinated Proton Exchange Membranes
Y. S. Kim, K. S. Lee, G. M. Purdy (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Y. K. Choe (AIST), C. Fujimoto (Sandia National Laboratory), J. Han, and C. Bae (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
15:45
Thin Pore-Filling Electrolyte Membranes with Low EW Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer and Their PEFC Performances
T. Yamaguchi (JST-CREST), J. Tomatsu, and Y. Oshiba (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
16:05
Polymer Blend Membrane with Charge-Transfer Complex for PEFC Application
M. Nishihara (Kyushu University), S. Feng, L. Christiani (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University), S. Kondo, T. Kaseyama, T. Nakazawa, T. Kikuchi (Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd), and K. Sasaki (Department of Hydrogen Energy Systems, Kyushu University)
16:25
Nanocellulose: Abundant Biopolymer Membranes for Next-Generation Low-Cost Fuel Cells
T. Bayer (Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center, I2CNER, Kyushu University), R. Selyanchyn (I2CNER, Kyushu University), M. Nishihara (Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center, Kyushu University), S. Fujikawa (I2CNER, Kyushu University), K. Sasaki (Department of Hydrogen Energy Systems, Kyushu University, Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center (NEXT-FC)), and S. M. Lyth (Q-PIT, Kyushu University, Energy Engineering Group, University of Sheffield)
16:45
Diethylmethylammonium Trifluoromethanesulfonate/Phosphoric Acid Mixture As Electrolyte for Non-Humidified Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells
J. Yu, S. Kikuchi, H. P. Peediyakkal, H. Munakata, and K. Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
17:05
Strategies to Improve PFSA Membrane Durability: Benefits and Challenges
M. Zaton, N. Donzel, L. Pasquini, S. Cavaliere, J. Rozière, and D. J. Jones (CNRS - ICGM - AIME - University of Montpellier)