Polymer Nanocomposites - Fuel Cell Applications

摘要: “In today’s world, solving environmental problems is an investment and not expense”. It our task in time generation to hand down undiminished those who come after us, as was handed us by went before, the natural wealth beauty which ours. Throughout protection via green power technology imperative. has prompted intensive research activities various aspects of fuel cells (Sopian & Daud, 2006). Fuel cell electrochemical device directly converts chemical energy into electrical utilizing fuels such hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, methylene blue, glucose, gas, etc., a reaction with oxidant (oxygen) (Haynes, 2001). Many investigations have been explored on components polymer electrolyte membrane (PEMFC) direct methaol (DMFC) gas diffusion layer (GDL), electrode assembly (MEA), bipolar plates, stack, catalysts, membranes (Bazylak, 2006; Ahmed Sung, 2008). Among cells, developmental are focusing their keen interest towards development membranes. Electrolyte act separator between electrodes determine over all performance cells. In other words, considered basic backbone or heart High tempearture lower humdity operation essential for higher perfomance it circumvents reformer decreases cost entire device. general, acidified polymers used applications The extent acidification leads physical infertility deteroites durability. So improvement be made betterment extended associated Though many efforts addressed gear this issue, synthesis new proton conducting modifying existing nanometric inorganic filler techniques very attractive. difficult molecular structural parameters hinder its large scale applications. Whereas easier controllable routes