Joint research project

Studies on composite membranes and new electrocatalyst for PEM fuel cells

Project leaders
Enza Passalacqua, Akhila Kumar Sahu
Agreement
INDIA - CSIR-expired - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Call
CNR/CSIR 2012-2014
Department
Energy and Transportation
Thematic area
Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation
Status of the project
New

Research proposal

 
Within the project the activity will be addressed to the development and characterisation of composite membranes based on sulphonated perfluorinated polymers containing ceramic oxides, such as yttria doped zirconia with different molar ratios, silica in form of MCM-41, SBA-15 and various forms of alluminosilicate for PEFC applications in the operative conditions of high cell temperature (Tcell>100°C) and low relative humidification levels (RH

Research goals

This project envisages design and customization of Nafion based composite membranes for elevated temperature and low humidity fuel cell application, establishing new types of catalyst support for enhancement of catalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction. The investigation revolves around configuring above mentioned functional materials with superior performance and better durability than the state of art components to evolve an effective polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).

Last update: 29/03/2024