In situ characterisation techniques for low temperature fuel cells /

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) technology are promising forms of low-temperature electrochemical power conversion technologies that operate on hydrogen and methanol respectively. Featuring high electrical efficiency and low operational emissio...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Hartnig, Christoph. (Editor); Roth, Christina. (Editor)
Published: Woodhead Pub.,
Publisher Address: Cambridge :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing series in energy, no. 31
Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology ; volume 2
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845697747
Summary: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) technology are promising forms of low-temperature electrochemical power conversion technologies that operate on hydrogen and methanol respectively. Featuring high electrical efficiency and low operational emissions, they have attracted intense worldwide commercialization research and development efforts. These R & D efforts include a major drive towards improving materials performance, fuel cell operation and durability. In situ characterization is essential to improving performance and extending operational lifetime through providing information necessary to understand how fuel cell materials perform under operational loads. This two volume set reviews the fundamentals, performance, and in situ characterization of PEMFCs and DMFCs. Volume 2 details in situ characterization, including experimental and innovative techniques, used to understand fuel cell operational issues and materials performance. Part I reviews enhanced techniques for characterization of catalyst activities and processes, such as X-ray absorption and scattering, advanced microscopy and electrochemical mass spectrometry. Part II reviews characterization techniques for water and fuel management, including neutron radiography and tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and Raman spectroscopy. Finally, Part III focuses on locally resolved characterization methods, from transient techniques and electrochemical microscopy, to laser-optical methods and synchrotron radiography. With its international team of expert contributors, Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology Volumes 1 & 2 will be an invaluable reference for low temperature fuel cell designers and manufacturers, as well as materials science and electrochemistry researchers and academics. Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology Volumes 1 & 2 is an invaluable reference for low temperature fuel cell designers and manufacturers, as well as materials science and electrochemistry researchers and academics. Details in situ characterisation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), including the experimental and innovative techniques used to understand fuel cell operational issues and materials performanceExamines enhanced techniques for characterisation of catalyst activities and processes, such as X-ray absorption and scattering, advanced microscopy and electrochemical mass spectrometryReviews characterisation techniques for water and fuel management, including neutron radiography and tomography, and comprehensively covers locally resolved characterisation methods, from transient techniques to laser-optical methods.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xx, 496 pages, [4] leaves of plates :) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 184569774X
9781845697747
9780857095480
085709548X
Index Number: TK2933
CLC: TM911.4
Contents: pt. 1. Advanced characterization techniques for polymer electrolyte membrance and direct methanol fuel cells -- pt. 2. Characterization of water and fuel management in polymer electrolyte membrance and direct methanol fuel cells -- pt. 3. Locally resolved methods for polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cells characterization.