质子交换膜燃料电池输出性能的数值模拟

运用COMSOL软件模拟分析3种流道下的质子交换膜燃料电池输出性能. 在相同的操作条件下,比较了单蛇形流道、交指流道以及混合流道之间的性能差异,详细说明了3种流道下质子交换膜燃料电池输出性能差异的原因. 由模拟结果分析得出,混合流道输出性能最好,交指流道输出性能其次,单蛇形流道输出性能最差;混合流道的排水能力最好,氧气浓度分布的最均匀;混合流道阴极进出口氧气浓度差最小. 模拟结果对质子交换膜燃料电池结构的优化和设计具有重要的指导意义.     

燃料电池聚合物电解质膜的研究进展

本文根据聚合物电解质膜燃料电池操作温度、使用的电解质和燃料的不同,将其分为高温质子交换膜燃料电池、低温质子换膜燃料电池、直接甲醇燃料电池和阴离子交换膜燃料电池,综述了它们所用电解质膜的最新进展.第一部分简要介绍了这4种燃料电池的优点和不足.第二部分首先介绍了Nafion膜的结构模型,并对平行柱状纳米水通道模型在介观尺度上进行了修正;接着分别对应用于不同燃料电池的改性膜的改性思路作了分析;最后讨论了用于不同燃料电池的新型质子交换膜的研究,同时列举了性能突出的改性膜和新型质子交换膜.第三部分介绍了阴离子交换膜的研究现状.第四部分对未来聚合物电解质膜的研究作了展望.     

静电纺丝制备质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层综述

质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层在成本、耐久性以及性能上的局限是制约燃料电池汽车商业化的瓶颈. 已有文献证明静电纺丝技术制备的纳米纤维催化剂层能提高催化剂利用率、增加三相界面和三相通道以及提高耐久性. 作者结合所在课题组的工作综述了静电纺丝技术制备质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层的研究进展. 首先,介绍了质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层的发展历程,并从制备方式和结构两个方面对其进行分类和总结;接下来,从静电纺丝纳米纤维催化剂层的制备、物理特性表征、电化学性能分析及耐久性表征等方面进行了总结;最后,从三相界面、三相通道以及量产适用性的视点比较了三种结构的催化剂层,介绍了质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层的发展趋势,并梳理了静电纺丝法制备质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂层领域待研的问题.     

Pt/C改性的质子交换膜在燃料电池中的应用

氢氧燃料电池的性能与质子交换膜的性能密切相关. 在燃料电池运行过程中,反应生成的水和加湿气体所含水的扩散渗透与膜内质子拖拽共同作用实现膜中水的平衡,影响膜的欧姆电阻,进而影响电池性能. 本文通过掺杂Pt/C对质子膜进行改性,并测试了改性膜的交流阻抗、吸水特性等物理性质和单电池性能及高频阻抗,说明由膜中的Pt/C催化剂原位催化渗透到膜中的氢气和氧气反应生成水,改善了电池低湿度运行时膜的含水率,从而降低膜电阻,提升电池性能.     

质子交换膜燃料电池零下冷启动研究进展

在零下启动过程中,质子交换膜燃料电池阴极氧气还原反应生成的水会在催化剂层内部结冰,因而阻碍氧气传输,覆盖催化剂层反应活性位点,降低电化学活性面积,影响燃料电池发电性能,甚至会导致零下启动失败;同时,结冰/融化循环还会破坏膜电极结构,影响燃料电池寿命。因此,质子交换膜燃料电池零下启动技术的研究对促进燃料电池汽车的推广应用有重要意义。本文针对质子交换膜燃料电池的零下启动过程,从实验研究、机理解释、模型分析及策略开发等角度对文献进行了综述分析,并对涉及质子交换膜燃料电池零下启动过程的专利技术进行了总结。     

质子交换膜燃料电池零下冷启动研究

在零下启动过程中,质子交换膜燃料电池阴极中氧气还原反应生成的水会在催化剂层内部结冰,因而阻碍氧气传输,覆盖催化剂层反应活性位点,降低电化学活性面积,影响燃料电池发电性能,甚至会导致零下启动失败;同时,结冰/融化循环还会破坏膜电极结构,影响燃料电池寿命。因此,质子交换膜燃料电池零下启动技术的研究对促进燃料电池汽车的推广应用有重要意义。本文针对质子交换膜燃料电池的零下启动过程,从实验研究、机理解释、模型分析及策略开发等角度对文献内容进行了梳理,并对涉及质子交换膜燃料电池零下启动过程的专利技术进行了总结。     

质子交换膜燃料电池膜电极耐久性的提升

质子交换膜燃料电池由于具有能量转换效率高、操作温度低、环境友好等优点而备受人们关注。随着2014年丰田发布燃料电池电动汽车Mirai,带来了新一轮燃料电池及燃料电池汽车的产业化热潮。然而,提升质子交换膜燃料电池的寿命,开发新一代长寿命燃料电池膜电极及燃料电池仍然是本领域的挑战性课题。膜电极(MEA)是质子交换膜燃料电池最核心的部件,其耐久性直接决定着燃料电池的寿命。MEA主要由质子交换膜、催化剂层、气体扩散层三部分组成。本文从质子交换膜、催化剂及载体、气体扩散层三个方面介绍了近年来国内外在提升燃料电池膜电极的寿命(耐久性)方面所做的工作,并对未来的相关研究和发展做了述评及展望。     

直接甲醇燃料电池用阻醇全氟磺酸复合质子交换膜

全氟磺酸膜(如杜邦公司生产的Nafion系列产品)作为质子交换膜广泛应用于直接甲醇燃料电池,但其存在着燃料甲醇渗透率高的缺陷,是阻碍直接甲醇燃料电池应用的主要问题之一。本文介绍了直接甲醇燃料电池用阻醇全氟磺酸复合质子交换膜的最新研究进展,比较了各类无机、有机添加物对复合膜甲醇渗透率、质子电导率以及电池性能的影响,并讨论了添加物对全氟磺酸质子交换膜甲醇、质子传递的影响机理。此外,针对大多数复合膜以牺牲质子电导来抑制甲醇渗透的问题,对如何提高复合膜质子对甲醇选择性及其未来发展趋势提出了一些设想。     

质子交换膜燃料电池铂电催化剂稳定策略

质子交换膜燃料电池使用寿命低是制约其商业化应用的主要瓶颈. 其中,影响质子交换膜燃料电池寿命的一个主要因素是其所广泛使用的贵金属铂基电催化剂在燃料电池苛刻的运行环境下（如可变电压、强酸性、气液两相流等）容易发生降解,导致电催化剂性能衰减,从而降低了质子交换膜燃料电池的使用寿命. 因此,如何保持铂基电催化剂的电化学稳定性已成为质子交换膜燃料电池稳定性研究中的重大科学问题. 本论文基于作者在该领域的长期研究成果,评述了应用于质子交换膜燃料电池的铂电催化剂稳定性的研究进展. 重点关注了能够大幅改善铂催化剂电化学稳定性的策略,包括聚合物稳定策略、多孔碳封装/限域稳定策略以及载体稳定策略,并对这些铂催化剂稳定策略所面临的挑战进行了展望.     

高性能质子交换膜燃料电池

用全氟碘酸质子交换膜作为质子交换膜燃料电池（ＰＥＭＦＣ）电解质,简化了水和电解质的管理。本文研究了该燃料电池质子交换膜厚度对电池性能影响;性能最佳的Ｎａｆｉｏｎ１１２膜和低铂载量Ｅ－ＴＥＫ电极组装的ＰＥＭＦＣ,在输出功率高达０．９５Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２;同时考察了电池的能量转换效率、Ｅ－ＴＥＫ电极中铂电催化剂利用率和电池的稳定性。     

Water management improvement in PEM fuel cells via addition of PDMS or APTES polymers to the catalyst layer

Water management is one of the obstacles in the development and commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Sufficient humidification of the membrane directly affects the PEM fuel cell performance. Therefore, 2 different hydrophobic polymers, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES), were tested at different percentages (5, 10, and 20 wt.%) in the catalyst layer. The solution was loaded onto the surface of a 25 BC gas diffusion layer (GDL) via the spraying method. The performance of the obtained fuel cells was compared with the performance of the commercial catalyst. Characterizations of each surface, including different amounts of PDMS and APTES, were performed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analyses. Molecular bond characterization was examined via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis and surface hydrophobicity was measured via contact angle measurements. The performance of the fuel cells was evaluated at the PEM fuel cell test station and the 2 hydrophobic polymers were compared. Surfaces containing APTES were found to be more hydrophobic. Fuel cells with PDMS performed better when compared to those with APTES. Fuel cells with 5wt.% APTES with a current density of 321.31 mA/cm ² and power density of 0.191 W/cm ² , and 10wt.% PDMS with a current density of 344.52 mA/cm ² and power density of 0.205 W/cm ² were the best performing fuel cells at 0.6V.     

面向氢能源、燃料电池和二氧化碳减排的制氢途径的选择

对氢气的多种制造途径加以探讨，也涉及到氢能的利用、燃料电池以及二氧化碳的减排。需要指出的是氢气并非能源，而只是能量的载体。 所以氢能的发展首先需要制造氢气。对于以化石燃料为基础的制氢过程，如煤的气化和天然气重整，需要开发更经济和环境友好的新过程，在这些新过程中要同时考虑二氧化碳的有效收集和利用问题。对于煤和生物质，在此提出了一种值得进一步深入研究的富一氧化碳气化制氢的概念。对于以氢为原料的质子交换膜燃料电池系统，必须严格控制制备的氢气中的一氧化碳和硫化氢；对于以烃类为原料的固体氧化物燃料电池，制备的合成气中的硫也需严格控制。然而，传统的脱硫方法并不适宜于这种用于燃料电池的极高深度的氢气和合成气的脱硫。氢能和燃料电池的发展是与控制二氧化碳排放紧密相关的。     

Gas chromatographic retention index as a basis for predicting evaporation rates of complex mixtures

Models that predict the fate of petroleum fuels in the environment are often required for effective remediation of fuel-contaminated sites. In this research, an environmental fuel spill was simulated by means of a diesel/water microcosm, in which the temporal changes in composition were assessed during evaporation by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). First-order kinetic rate constants were calculated for 51 selected compounds and utilized to develop predictive models for evaporation rate constants, using GC retention indices on a nonpolar stationary phase. Models were initially developed to predict rates of evaporation of compounds from individual classes (normal alkane, branched alkane, alkyl benzene, and polycyclic hydrocarbon) and then expanded to include all compounds (comprehensive model). Using the comprehensive model, the rate constants were predicted with a mean absolute percent error (MAPE) of 10%, whereas the class-specific models resulted in less error (4–8%). These models were employed to predict the fraction remaining of the total fuel (6% error) as well as the fraction remaining of individual compounds (13% MAPE). Accurate models such as these will facilitate remediation of environmental releases of petroleum products.     

Degradation Investigation of Electrocatalyst in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell at a High Energy Efficiency

The development of high efficient stacks is critical for the wide spread application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in transportation and stationary power plant. Currently, the favorable operation conditions of PEMFCs are with single cell voltage between 0.65 and 0.7 V, corresponding to energy efficiency lower than 57%. For the long term, PEMFCs need to be operated at higher voltage to increase the energy efficiency and thus promote the fuel economy for transportation and stationary applications. Herein, PEMFC single cell was investigated to demonstrate its capability to working with voltage and energy efficiency higher than 0.8 V and 65%, respectively. It was demonstrated that the PEMFC encountered a significant performance degradation after the 64 h operation. The cell voltage declined by more than 13% at the current density of 1000 mA cm⁻², due to the electrode de-activation. The high operation potential of the cathode leads to the corrosion of carbon support and then causes the detachment of Pt nanoparticles, resulting in significant Pt agglomeration. The catalytic surface area of cathode Pt is thus reduced for oxygen reduction and the cell performance decreased. Therefore, electrochemically stable Pt catalyst is highly desirable for efficient PEMFCs operated under cell voltage higher than 0.8 V.     

Fabric‐based alkaline direct formate microfluidic fuel cells

Fabric‐based microfluidic fuel cells (MFCs) serve as a novel, cost‐efficient alternative to traditional FCs and batteries, since fluids naturally travel across fabric via capillary action, eliminating the need for an external pump and lowering production and operation costs. Building on previous research with Y‐shaped paper‐based MFCs, fabric‐based MFCs mitigate fragility and durability issues caused by long periods of fuel immersion. In this study, we describe a microfluidic fabric‐based direct formate fuel cell, with 5 M potassium formate and 30% hydrogen peroxide as the anode fuel and cathode oxidant, respectively. Using a two‐strip, stacked design, the optimized parameters include the type of encasement, the barrier, and the fabric type. Surface contact of the fabric and laminate sheet expedited flow and respective chemical reactions. The maximum current (22.83 mA/cm²) and power (4.40 mW/cm²) densities achieved with a 65% cotton/35% polyester blend material are a respective 8.7% and 32% higher than previous studies with Y‐shaped paper‐based MFCs. In series configuration, the MFCs generate sufficient energy to power a handheld calculator, a thermometer, and a spectrum of light‐emitting diodes.     

Chemical and mechanical stability of EPDM in a PEM fuel cell environment

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack requires elastomeric gaskets in each cell to keep the reactant gases within their respective regions. Long-term durability of the fuel cell stacks depends heavily on the functionality of the elastomeric gasket material. Chemical and mechanical stability of the elastomeric material is of great concern to the overall performance of the fuel cell stacks. The degradation of a commercially available gasket material, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), was investigated in a simulated PEM fuel cell environment in this work. One solution and two temperatures, based on actual fuel cell operation, were used in this study. Optical microscopy was used to show the topographical changes on the sample surface. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was employed to study the surface chemistry of the gasket material before and after exposure to the simulated PEM fuel cell environment over time. Atomic absorption spectrometry was used to identify the leachants in the soaking solution from the elastomeric material. Microindentation test and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were conducted to assess the change of mechanical properties of the samples exposed to the environment. The atomic absorption spectrometer analysis shows that silicon and calcium were leached from the material into the soaking solution. The ATR-FTIR results indicate that the chemical changes were not apparent. The microindentation test and DMA results reveal that mechanical properties were not changed significantly.     

From Chemical Processes to Electrochemical Processes: The Key to Minimal Entropy Production

Exothermic chemical reactions exploited in the chemical industry today represent opportunities for the development of fuel cell like devices that can perform these reactions electrochemically. Thereby, the excessive generation of waste heat is avoided and electric power is produced. Moreover, the reactions that exhibit a positive entropy change (S > 0) when performed electrochemically may enable the direct conversion of heat into power to compensate for S. The rapid development of fuel cell technology appears to be an ideal precursor for such new developments. On the other hand, interest form the chemical industry for the development of fuel cell technology can boost the market penetration of conventional fuel cells. In some cases, conventional fuel cell types like the MCFC and the SOFC may be used without change, in other cases maybe only the anode or cathode catalyst materials have to be modified or replaced. New, dedicated electrochemical reactors may be developed. Because of the different reactions, reactants, and products, a new research area for the design of new electrocatalyst lies ahead.     

直接碳固体氧化物燃料电池

碳是重要的能量载体. 直接碳固体氧化物燃料电池（DC-SOFC）是一种直接使用固体碳为燃料的能量转换装置,通过电化学反应,DC-SOFC可将碳所蕴含的化学能直接而连续地转换成电能,转换效率高,产生的CO₂浓度高,易于捕集和后续处理. 本文系统地介绍DC-SOFC的结构组成、工作原理、研究现状和发展趋势,重点介绍了作者课题组在DC-SOFC研究方面的成果和进展,包括单电池和电池组的研制、采用生物质碳和煤炭为燃料时的性能和DC-SOFC在气电联产中的应用探索.     

基于水溶性多金属氧酸盐的光催化燃料电池

以水溶性多金属氧酸盐作为光催化剂和电子载体构建了一种新型光催化燃料电池.该光催化燃料电池发生燃料的均相光催化降解反应,可实现在无光照情况下的持续放电.使用生物柴油副产物甘油作为燃料时,该光催化燃料电池的输出功率达0.24 m W/cm~2.在持续光照条件下,电池可长时间运转近50 h,电流稳定在0.75 m A/cm~2以上.甘油在电池中可持续循环放电,根据实际的反应程度可被转化为醛和酸,进一步氧化得到COx.对多种有机燃料的应用表明该光催化燃料电池具有广泛的适用性.