| Preliminary Program subject to change |
| 08A10 Fuel Cell Membranes II |
| Membranes have played increasingly important roles on fuel cells. For fuel cells, membranes are involved in fuel processing in addition to proton-exchange membranes and membrane electrode assembly. In fuel processing, CO2- and H2-selective membranes can be used both in membrane reactor configuration to enhance water gas shift reaction and in the membrane permeation to purify H2, as well as O2-selective membranes can be employed for O2-enriched air production to increase (1) the H2 concentration in the reformed gas from the autothermal reforming or partial oxidation of liquid fuel (e.g., gasoline, diesel and/or jet fuel), natural gas or biomass and (2) the performance of fuel cell on the cathode side. Proton-exchange membranes and membrane electrode assembly, including cost-effective Nafion replacements particularly for 120 – 160C, are critical to the widespread use of fuel cells. Original and review papers on membranes for fuel cell applications, including (1) fuel processing, (2) proton-exchange membranes, and (3) membrane electrode assembly, are sought. Both fundamental and application aspects are welcome. We will include the papers on fundamental understanding through theory, modeling, and controlled experiments as well as engineering, application and scale-up studies. |
| Polymers (08a) |
| Membrane-Based Separations (02d), Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC) |
Chair
Yossef A. Elabd
Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Dept of Chemical Engineering
3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: 215-895-0986
Fax Number: 215-895-5837
Email: elabd@drexel.edu
CoChair
Santi Kulprathipanja
R&D Fellow
UOP LLC
50 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5016
Phone Number: (847) 391-3138
Fax Number: (847) 391-1274
Email: santi.kulprathipanja@uop.com
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Transport in Polymer Electrolytes for Fuel Cells: Physical Chemistry
Thomas Kalapos, Berryinne Chou, Hossein Ghassemi and Thomas Zawodzinski Jr., Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 |
Proton Exchange Membranes with Controlled Morphologies
Robert Weiss1, Montgomery Shaw1, Jeffrey Gasa2, Steven Swier2 and Smita Boob2, (1)Chemical Engineering and Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3136, (2)Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3136 |
Development, Structure and Properties of Novel Wholly Aromatic Pore-Filling Electrolyte Membrane for Pemfcs and Dmfcs
Nobuo Hara and Takeo Yamaguchi, Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan |
Water Transport in a Short Side Chain Pfsi Membrane: Differences between Cast and Extruded Membranes Subject to Different Thermal Treatments
Maria Chiara Ferrari1, Jacopo Catalano1, Marco Giacinti Baschetti1, Maria Grazia De Angelis1 and Giulio C. Sarti2, (1)University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy, (2)Chemical Engineering, Mining and Environmental Technology, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy |
Mechanical Properties of Nafion and Nafion/Titania Membranes for Pem Fuel Cells
M. Barclay Satterfield1, Paul W. Majsztrik2, Hitoshi Ota2, Jay B. Benziger1 and Andrew B. Bocarsly2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 |
Composite Membranes Based on Post-Sulfonated Non-Florinated Aromatic Polymers
Nurcan Bac, Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Inonu Bulv., Ankara, Turkey, Gultekin Akay, Chemical Engineering, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Yerleskesi, Izmit, Turkey and Sanjeev Mukerjee, Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, MA |
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