Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Science, Applications, and Challenges
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-981-4310-82-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 980 g

This book focuses on the recent research progress on the fundamental understanding of the materials degradation phenomena in PEFC, for automotive applications. On a multidisciplinary basis, through contributions of internationally recognized researchers in the field, this book provides a complete critical review on crucial scientific topics related to PEFC materials degradation, and ensures a strong balance between experimental and theoretical analysis and preparation techniques with several practical applications for both the research and the industrial communities.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Franco, Alejandro A

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieumwandlung, Energiespeicherung
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Elektrochemie, Magnetochemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, 1. PEMFC Technologies for Automotive Applications, 2. Advanced Technologies for Efficient and Low Catalyst Loading Electrodes, 3. Electrocatalysis on Shape-Controlled Pt Nanoparticles, 4. Ex situ Electrochemical Methods for the Characterization of PEFC Nanomaterial Degradation, 5. Microstructural Characterization Methods of PEMFC Electrode Materials, 6. Instability of Nanomaterials in PEFC Environments: A State of the Art, 7. Innovative Support Materials for Low-Temperature Fuel Cell Catalysts, 8. Membrane Degradation Mechanisms in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, 9. Effects of Fuel and Air Impurities on PEFC Performance, 10. In situ Characterization Methods of PEMFC Materials Degradation, 11. Multiscale Molecular Modeling of Degradation Phenomena in Catalyst Layers of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, 12. Toward a Bottom-Up Multiscale Modeling Framework for the Transient Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells Operation, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alejandro A. Franco