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T7002 Fuel Cell Membranes I
OverviewMembranes 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 – 160oC, 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.
Primary SponsorTopical 7: Polymers for Energy Applications (T7)

Chair

W.S. Winston Ho
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University
125A Koffolt Labs
140 West 19th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1180
Phone Number: 614-292-9970
Fax Number: 614-292-3769
Email: ho@chbmeng.ohio-state.edu

CoChair

Chris Cornelius
Fuels and Energy Transitions
Sandia National Laboratory
PO Box 5800; MS 0734
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0710
Phone Number: 505-844-6192
Fax Number: 505-844-7786
Email: jcorne@sandia.gov
Copolymers Of Aromatic Polyimides And Ionic Liquid For CO2/H2 Membranes
Pei Li, Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, Maria Coleman, chemical engineering, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 and Jared L. Anderson, Department of Chemistry, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606
Hydrogen Sulfide And Carbon Dioxide-Selective Membranes For Fuel-Cell Fuel Processing
He Bai, Jin Huang and W.S. Winston Ho, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125A Koffolt Labs, 140 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1180
Acid Functionalized Ets-10 For Improved Proton Conductivity
Joseph J. Steirer Jr., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521 and Yushan Yan, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Bourns Hall A242, Riverside, CA 92521
Speek-Hydrotalcite Hybrid Conductive Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (Dmfc) Applications
Tae Wook Kim1, Muhammad Sahimi2 and Theodore T. Tsotsis2, (1)The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Southern California, 925 Bloom walk HED 216, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Southern California, 925 Bloom walk HED 216, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Fuel Cell Performance of Nano-Structured Sulfonated Polyimides
Lijun Zou and Mitchell Anthamatten, Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, NY 14627
Water Sorption, Desorption And Transport In Nafion Membranes
Jay B. Benziger1, Paul W. Majstzrik2, M. Barclay Satterfield1 and Andrew B. Bocarsly3, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (3)Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544

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