OC05 Improved Transport in PEM Fuel Cells by the Introduction of a Structured Macroporous Catalyst Layer

Monday, June 6, 2011: 11:20 AM
Cartier Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Jeffrey Marquis, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY and Marc-Olivier Coppens, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
A structured macroporous cathode catalyst layer of a PEM fuel cell is introduced and optimized to achieve the highest yield with minimum usage of platinum. Through this method, the effective electrochemical reaction yield is increased nearly 4-fold over a strictly nanoporous cathode catalyst layer.

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