Fuel cell membranes – Pros and cons

Emmanuel Ogungbemi, Oluwatosin Ijaodola, F.N. Khatib, Tabbi Wilberforce, Zaki El Hassan, James Thompson, Mohamad Ramadan and A.G. Olabi

Energy, 2019, vol. 172, issue C, 155-172

Abstract: This investigation provides a critical analysis of the development of PEM fuel cells and related research with specific focus on the membrane material. The catalytic membrane is the most important component of the PEMFC giving rise to the need for the use of efficient, durable and cheap material to reduce the overall cost of the fuel cell. In this work, the need for materials other than Nafion to be used as PEM membranes is established and a case for the use of composite membranes material in fuel cells is made. Composite membranes increase the cell voltage by up to 11% even at high cell operating temperature of 95 °C. They also increase the overall performance of the cell by up to 17% when dry hydrogen is utilised.

Keywords: PEM fuel cells; Electro-catalyst layer; Proton electron membrane (PEM); Bipolar plate (BP) and gas diffusion layer (GDL); Composite membrane (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.034

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