Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Degradation

For full market implementation of PEM fuel cells to become a reality, two main limiting technical issues must be overcome-cost and durability. This cutting-edge volume directly addresses the state-of-the-art advances in durability within every fuel cell stack component. Designed to be relevant to the professional community in addition to researchers, this book will serve as a valuable reference featuring topics covered nowhere else and a one-stop-shop to create a solid platform for understanding this important area of development. The reference covers aspects of durability in the entire fuel cell stack. Each chapter also includes vision of pathways forward and an explanation of the tools needed to continue along the path toward commercialization.

Features expert insights from contributing authors who are key industrial and academic leaders in the fieldIncludes coverage of two key topics in the field- Testing and Protocol for Durability, and Computational Modeling Aspects of PEFC Durability- which are newly emerging, pivotally important subjects not systematically covered anywhere elseUndertakes aspects of durability across the entire fuel stack, from membranes to bipolar plates

1. Title: Durability Status and Targets of PEFC Engines Authors and Affiliation: E. Wargo, C. R. Dennison, and E.C. Kumbur, Drexel University 2. Title: Membrane Durability: Physical and Chemical Degradation Authors and Affiliation: Yeh-Hung Lai, Frank Coms Craig Gittleman, General Motors Fuel Cell Activities 3. Title: Electrochemical Degradation: Electrocatalyst and Support Durability Authors and Affiliation: Shyam Kocha, Nissan Motor Company 4. Title: BiPolar Plate Degradation Authors and Affiliation: Hazem Tawfik (Distinguished Professor at Farmingdale State University of New York) Yue. Hung (Brookhaven National laboratory), and Devinder. Mahajan (Stony Brook University) 5. Title: Review of Freeze-Related Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Authors and Affiliation: A. K. Srouji and M. M. Mench (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) 6. Title: Experimental Diagnostics and Durability Testing Protocols Authors and Affiliation: Rob Darling (United Technologies Research Center), Ryan Balliet (Assistant Specialist at U.C. Berkeley Chemical Engineering), Mike Perry (United Technologies Research Center) 7. Title: Advanced High Resolution Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis Authors and Affiliation: Dr. Feng-Yuan Zhang, Prof. Suresh G. Advani, and Prof. Ajay K. Prasad. The University of Delaware 8. Title: Computational Modeling Aspects of PEFC Durability Authors and Affiliation: Dr. Yu Morimoto, Toyota Motor Company