Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability

Felix N. Büchi, Minoru Inaba, Thomas J. Schmidt (eds.)0387855343, 978-0-387-85534-9, 978-0-387-85536-3, 038785536X

A major part of the competitiveness gap of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) technology in automotive and stationary co-generation applications is due lack of durability. This book analyzes the relevant degradation processes in PEFC on the level of components, cells and stacks, and applications. Prominent authors from the PEFC field describe and analyze in 23 chapters the relevant degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xvii
Introduction….Pages 3-3
High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Durability Insights….Pages 199-221
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Durability….Pages 223-240
Influence of Metallic Bipolar Plates on the Durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells….Pages 243-255
Durability of Graphite Composite Bipolar Plates….Pages 257-268
Gaskets: Important Durability Issues….Pages 271-281
Dissolution and Stabilization of Platinum in Oxygen Cathodes….Pages 7-27
Carbon-Support Requirements for Highly Durable Fuel Cell Operation….Pages 29-53
Chemical Degradation of Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Membranes….Pages 57-69
Chemical Degradation: Correlations Between Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Findings….Pages 71-118
Improvement of Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assembly Durability….Pages 119-132
Durability of Radiation-Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes….Pages 133-155
Durability Aspects of Gas-Diffusion and Microporous Layers….Pages 159-195
Introduction….Pages 285-285
Air Impurities….Pages 289-321
Impurity Effects on Electrode Reactions in Fuel Cells….Pages 323-339
Performance and Durability of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Operating with Reformate: Effects of CO, CO 2 , and Other Trace Impurities….Pages 341-366
Subfreezing Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells….Pages 369-382
Application of Accelerated Testing and Statistical Lifetime Modeling to Membrane Electrode Assembly Development….Pages 385-396
Operating Requirements for Durable Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks….Pages 399-417
Design Requirements for Bipolar Plates and Stack Hardware for Durable Operation….Pages 419-430
Heterogeneous Cell Ageing in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks….Pages 431-439
Introduction….Pages 443-443
Degradation Factors of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells in Residential Cogeneration Systems….Pages 447-463
Fuel Cell Stack Durability for Vehicle Application….Pages 467-482
Introduction….Pages 485-485
Durability Targets for Stationary and Automotive Applications in Japan….Pages 489-496
Back Matter….Pages 497-507