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Materials for fuel cells /
A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy of a reaction (between fuel and oxidant) directly into electricity. Given their efficiency and low emissions, fuel cells provide an important alternative to power produced from fossil fuels. A major challenge in their use is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton : Cambridge, England :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Publishing Ltd.,
2008.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing in materials.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Materials for fuel cells; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; 1 Introduction: materials challenges in fuel cells; 1.1 What is a fuel cell?; 1.2 Why fuel cells?; 1.3 Which fuel cell?; 1.4 Fuel cells and materials challenges; 1.5 Structure of the book; 1.6 References; 2 Materials basics for fuel cells; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Types of fuel cells; 2.3 Fuel cell stack; 2.4 Balance of plant systems; 2.5 Major components and materials requirements for essential balance of plant systems; 2.6 Maturing technology; 2.7 Summary; 2.8 Conclusions; 2.9 References; 3 Alkaline fuel cells.
- 3.1 Introduction3.2 Principles; 3.3 Alkaline fuel cell designs; 3.4 Types of electrode; 3.5 Materials used for electrodes and their preparation; 3.6 Dry preparation of polytetrafluoroethylene bonded gas diffusion electrodes; 3.7 Electrolytes and separators; 3.8 Degradation of fuel cell components; 3.9 The impact of carbon dioxide on fuel cell performance; 3.10 Future trends; 3.11 Sources of further information and advice; 3.12 References; 4 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Membrane development for polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
- 4.3 Sulfonated ionomer membranes: perfluorinated ionomer membranes4.4 Partially fluorinated membranes; 4.5 Nonfluorinated membranes; 4.6 (Het)arylene main chain ionomer membranes; 4.7 Cross-linked membrane systems; 4.8 Composite systems; 4.9 Intermediate-temperature membrane systems; 4.10 Catalyst development; 4.11 Catalyst supports; 4.12 Gas diffusion media; 4.13 Gas diffusion layer treatment; 4.14 Modeling and simulation; 4.15 Flow-field design; 4.16 Serpentine flow fields; 4.17 System layout; 4.18 Reactant supply; 4.19 Thermal management; 4.20 Electric power conditioning.
- 4.21 System control4.22 Conclusions; 4.23 References; 5 Direct methanol fuel cells; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Catalysts; 5.3 Gas diffusion media; 5.4 Flow-field design; 5.5 DMFC system architecture; 5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 References; 6 Phosphoric acid fuel cells; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 General fuel-cell design issues; 6.3 Individual cell design; 6.4 Stack design challenges and components; 6.5 System design; 6.6 Materials challenges; 6.7 Electrocatalyst stability; 6.8 Carbon chemistry and corrosion; 6.9 Modeling and analysis; 6.10 Future trends; 6.11 References; 7 Molten carbonate fuel cells.
- 7.1 Introduction7.2 Operating principles; 7.3 Materials utilized; 7.4 Active components; 7.5 Secondary components; 7.6 Conclusions; 7.7 Acknowledgements; 7.8 References; 8 Solid oxide fuel cells; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 ZrO2-based solid oxide fuel cells; 8.3 CeO2-based solid oxide fuel cells; 8.4 LaGaO3-based solid oxide fuel cells; 8.5 Interconnects and cell-to-cell connectors; 8.6 Fabrication techniques; 8.7 Conclusions; 8.8 Acknowledgement; 8.9 References; 9 Regenerative fuel cells; 9.1 Introduction: operational principles and types of regenerative fuel cell.