B-21 Electrode/cell Analysis and Impurities

Wednesday, 4 October 2017: 08:15-12:00
National Harbor 15 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)
Chairs:
Shawn Litster and Karen Swider-Lyons
08:15
Welcoming Remarks
08:20
Durability Improvement of Pt Shell-Pd Core Structured Catalyst Via Poly-Dopamine Coating
H. Daimon, S. Higuchi, Y. Matsui, H. Kawasaki, Y. Noguchi, T. Doi, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
09:00
The Influence of CO on Hydrogen Evolution
C. J. Banas (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Connecticut), L. J. Bonville (Center for Clean Energy Engineering), U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut, Dept. of Mechanical Engr.), and T. M. Molter (Sustainable Innovations, LLC)
09:20
Effects of a Co-Reactant Redox Behavior on the AC Impedance Response of the ORR
Y. Zhai (University of Hawaii - Manoa), J. Ge (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry), and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii - Manoa)
09:40
Break
10:00
10:40
Segmented Fuel Cell for Verification of Variable Temperature Flow Field Concept
F. Barbir, Ž. Penga (FESB, University of Split), and I. Pivac (Center of Excellence STIM, University of Split)
11:00
A Novel Way to Determine the Product Distribution from Parasitic Methanol Oxidation Reaction on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
T. Jurzinsky, P. Kurzhals (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT), K. Pinkwart, J. Tübke, and C. Cremers (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT))
11:20
Measurement of Water Vapor Concentration in Narrow Channel of PEFC Using Fiber-Optic Sensor Based on Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
K. Nishida, R. Nakauchi, Y. Maeda (Kyoto Institute of Technology), T. Umekawa (Plumtec, Inc.), and M. Kawasaki (Nagoya University)
11:40
Investigation of Hydrogen Starvation of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells in Freezing Condition Using Reference Electrode
L. Hu (Carnegie Mellon University), B. K. Hong, J. G. Oh (Hyundai Motor Company), and S. Litster (Carnegie Mellon University)