Al2O3 disk supported Si3N4 hydrogen purification membrane for low temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Xiaoteng Liu*, Paul A. Christensen, Stephen M. Kelly, Vincent Rocher, Keith Scott

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Abstract

Reformate gas, a commonly employed fuel for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), contains carbon monoxide, which poisons Pt-containing anodes in such devices. A novel, low-cost mesoporous Si3N4 selective gas separation material was tested as a hydrogen clean-up membrane to remove CO from simulated feed gas to single-cell PEMFC, employing Nafion as the polymer electrolyte membrane. Polarization and power density measurements and gas chromatography showed a clear effect of separating the CO from the gas mixture; the performance and durability of the fuel cell was thereby significantly improved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)406-414
Number of pages9
JournalMembranes
Volume3
Issue number4
Early online date5 Dec 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CO removal
  • Fuel cells
  • Hydrogen purification
  • Pt catalyst

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