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Non-Noble Metal Fuel Cell Catalysts

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von: Zhongwei Chen, Jean-Pol Dodelet, Jiujun Zhang
151,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-VCH
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	13.03.2014
ISBN/EAN:	9783527664931
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	448

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Written and edited by top fuel cell catalyst scientists and engineers from both industry and academia, this is the first book to provide a complete overview of this hot topic. It covers the synthesis, characterization, activity validation and modeling of different non-noble metal electrocatalysts, as well as their integration into fuel cells and their performance validation, while also discussing those factors that will drive fuel cell commercialization. With its well-structured approach, this is a must-have for researchers working on the topic, and an equally valuable companion for newcomers to the field.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ACID PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS - AN OVERVIEW Introduction Acid PEM Fuel Cell Background and Fundamentals Acid PEM Fuel Cell Catalysis for Cathode of O2 Reduction Reaction Catalyst Challenges and Perspective in Acid PEM Fuel Cells Conclusion HEAT-TREATED TRANSITION METAL-NxCy ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Synthesis Approaches for Heat-Treated Me/N/C Catalysts Important Parameters for Highly Active Me/N/C Catalysts Nature of the Active Sites Electrochemical Investigation by RDE/RRDE Methods Conclusions MODIFIED CARBON MATERIALS FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Doped Carbon Materials Doped Carbons as ORR Catalysts Conclusions TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDES FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Synthesis Methods for Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenices Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-Noble Metal Chalcogenides Methanol Tolerance Fuel Cell Measurements Conclusions TRANSITION METAL OXIDES, CARBIDES, NITRIDES, OXYNITRIDES, AND CARBONITRIDES FOR O2 REDUCTION REACTION ELECTROCATALYSTS IN ACID PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Transition Metal Nitrides and Carbonitrides as Cathode Catalysts Stability of Oxides in Acid Electrolyte Non-Noble Metal Oxide-Based Cathode Catalysts Conclusions THEORETICAL MODELING OF NON-NOBLE METAL ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ACID AND ALKALINE PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Mechanisms of ORR Simple Metal-N4 Macrocycles Heat-Treated Transition Metal Nitrogen-Carbon Precursors (M-Nx/C) Functionalized Graphitic Materials Conducting Polymers Outlook MEMBRANES FOR ALKALINE POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS Introduction Two Main Challenges of APEs APEs Reported in the Literature Strategies for Improving the Ionic Conductivity of APE Efforts of Improving the Chemical Stability of the Cationic Functional Group Research on the Chemical Stability of APE Backbone Conclusions and Perspective ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE POLYMER EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS - OVERVIEW Introduction Alkaline Fuel Cell Overview - History, Status, and Advantages Alkaline Fuel Cell and Alkaline PEM Fuel Cell - Thermodynamics and Kinetics Silver-Based Materials for Cathode Electrocatalysts in Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells Catalysts for Oxidation of a Broad Range of Fuels for Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells Major Challenges of Alkaline Fuel Cells and Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells CARBON COMPOSITE CATHODE CATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE PEM FUEL CELLS Introduction Metal-Free Carbon Catalysts Heat-Treated M-N-C (M:Fe, Co) Carbon Composite Catalysts Nanocarbon/Transition Metal Compound Hybrid Catalysts ORR Mechanism on NPMCs in Alkaline Media NPMC Cathode Performance in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Summary and Perspective NON-PRECIOUS METAL OXIDES AND METAL CARBIDES FOR ORR IN ALKALINE-BASED FUEL CELLS Introduction Metal Oxides Perovskite-Type Oxides Spinel-Type Oxides Metal Carbides Conclusion and Outlook AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS OF ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS Introduction History of Alkaline Fuel Cells in Automotive Applications Fuel Used in Modern Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells in Automotive Applications Components of an Alkaline PEM Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly for Automotive Applications Major Challenges to Overcome in Alkaline PEM Fuel Cells Conclusion Index

Autorenportrait

Zhongwei Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo. His current research interests are in the development of advanced electrode materials for metal-air batteries, lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the University of California-Riverside. Prior to joining the faculty at Waterloo in 2008, he was focusing on the advanced catalysts research in the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) at New Mexico, USA. He has published 4 book chapters and more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles. These publications have earned him to date more than 3000 citations with H-index 28. He is also listed as inventor on 3 US patents and 8 provisional US patents. Jean-Pol Dodelet is Professor of Physical Chemistry at L'Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS, Canada). After receiving his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1969 from L'Universite Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) he became a Postdoctoral Fellow and then Research Associate in Radiation Chemistry at the University of Alberta (Canada). In 1976, he became Professor of Physical Chemistry at L'Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres (Canada), where he worked until 1981 on the photoconducting properties of molecular photoconductors, before he took his current position. At INRS, he first continued his work on molecular photoconductors before becoming interested, in 1990, in non-noble metal electrocatalysts, the research area where he is still active today. In the last several years, Dr. Dodelet collaborated with General Motors in the frame of an Industrial Research Chair in electrocatalysis, sponsored by General Motors of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Jiujun Zhang is Principal Research Officer and Catalysis Core Competency Leader at the National Research Council of Canada's Energy, Mining & Environment Portfolio (NRC-EME). After having received B.Sc and M.Sc in physical chemistry at Peking University he received his Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from Wuhan University in 1988. He then took a position as an associate professor at the Huazhong Normal University for two years, followed by postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology, York University, and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Zhang has over twenty-eight years of R&D experience in theoretical and applied electrochemistry and three years of electrochemical sensor experience. He holds several adjunct professorships, including one at the University of Waterloo, one at the University of British Columbia, and one at Peking University.

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Written and edited by a group of top scientists and engineers in the field of fuel cell catalysts from both industry and academia, this book provides a complete overview of this hot topic. It covers the synthesis, characterization, activity validation and modeling of different non-noble metal and metalfree electrocatalysts for the reduction of oxygen, as well as their integration into acid or alkaline polymer exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and their performance validation, while also discussing those factors that will drive fuel cell commercialization. With its well-structured approach, this is a must-have for researchers working on the topic, and an equally valuable companion for newcomers to the field.