Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells

Jingxin Zhang; Brian Litteer; Frank Coms; Rohit Makharia

doi:10.1149/1.3635678

Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells

Jingxin Zhang, Brian Litteer, Frank Coms, Rohit Makharia

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Abstract

Recoverable voltage loss was observed for a PEM fuel cell due to membrane chemical degradation under open circuit voltage (OCV) conditions. The anion analysis of the fuel cell effluent water, collected during both the OCV hold and voltage recovery stages, indicates that sulfate release rate is much higher during recovery than that during the OCV hold. The surge in sulfate anion release occurs simultaneously with the recovery of fuel cell voltage. It was found that the reversible voltage loss, and concurrent sulfate release rate during voltage recovery, is lower for Ce-mitigated NRE211 membrane compared to as-received membrane. The recoverable voltage loss is proposed to be mainly due to the sulfate anion generated by membrane chemical degradation adsorbing onto the platinum catalyst surface.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 11
Subtitle of host publication	11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, United States, 9-14 October 2011, Boston, MA
Place of Publication	Pennington, NJ, USA
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	1471-1485
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607682547
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3635678
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting - Boston, United States of America Duration: 9 Oct 2011 → 14 Oct 2011

Publication series

Name	ECS Transactions
Publisher	Electrochemical Society, Inc.
Number	1
Volume	41
ISSN (Print)	1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-6737

Conference

Conference	11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting
Country	United States of America
City	Boston
Period	9/10/11 → 14/10/11

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Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells
Zhang, J., Litteer, B. A., Coms, F. D. & Makharia, R., 2012, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 159, 7, p. F287-F293 7 p.
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Zhang, J., Litteer, B., Coms, F., & Makharia, R. (2011). Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells. In Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 11: 11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, United States, 9-14 October 2011, Boston, MA (pp. 1471-1485). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 41, No. 1). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3635678

Zhang, Jingxin ; Litteer, Brian ; Coms, Frank ; Makharia, Rohit. / Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells. Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 11: 11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, United States, 9-14 October 2011, Boston, MA. Pennington, NJ, USA : Electrochemical Society Inc., 2011. pp. 1471-1485 (ECS Transactions; 1).

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Zhang, J, Litteer, B, Coms, F & Makharia, R 2011, Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells. in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 11: 11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, United States, 9-14 October 2011, Boston, MA. ECS Transactions, no. 1, vol. 41, Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington, NJ, USA, pp. 1471-1485, 11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, Boston, United States of America, 9/10/11. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3635678

Recoverable performance loss due to membrane chemical degradation in PEM fuel cells. / Zhang, Jingxin; Litteer, Brian; Coms, Frank; Makharia, Rohit.

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 11: 11th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 11 - 220th ECS Meeting, United States, 9-14 October 2011, Boston, MA. Pennington, NJ, USA : Electrochemical Society Inc., 2011. p. 1471-1485 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 41, No. 1).

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