Polymer membranes for fuel cells / S.M. Javaid Naidi, Takeshi Matsuura, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naidi, S. M. Javaid.

Matsuura, Takeshi, 1936-

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Physical Description:

xvii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Verlag, [2009]

Summary:

Fuel cells are considered to be one of the most promising clean energy sources since they do not generate toxic gases and other hazardous compounds. It is currently an important research topic in the automobile and energy industries, and also is reaching the threshold of commercialization. Among the various kinds of fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are easily miniaturized and are well-suited as energy sources for automobiles as well as domestic applications and portable devices. The center of a PEMFC is the polymer electrolyte membrane, which defines the properties needed for other components of the fuel cell and is the key component of a fuel cell system. This book is the first book exclusively dedicated to fuel cell membranes. Leading experts in the field have been brought together to review the development of polymeric membranes for PEMFC in all their aspects.

This book was written for engineers, scientists, professors, graduate students as well as general readers in universities, research institutions and industries who are engaged in R & D synthetic polymeric membranes for PEMFC.

Contents:

1 Fuel Cell Fundamentals / S.M. Javaid Zaidi, M. Abdur Rauf 1

2 Research Trends in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for PEMFC / S.M. Javaid Zaidi 7

3 Fuel Cell Technology Review / A.F. Ismail, R. Naim, N.A. Zubir 27

4 Development of Sulfonated Poly(ether-ether ketone)s for PEMFC and DMFC / Dae Sik Kim, Michael D. Guiver 51

5 Fuel Cell Membranes by Radiation-Induced Graft Copolymerization: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions / Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef 87

6 Design and Development of Highly Sulfonated Polymers as Proton Exchange Membranes for High Temperature Fuel Cell Applications / Thuy D. Dang, Zongwu Bai, Mitra Yoonessi 115

7 Polymer Composites for High-Temperature Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells / Xiuling Zhu, Yuxiu Liu, Lei Zhu 159

8 Blend Concepts for Fuel Cell Membranes / Jochen Kerres 185

9 Organic-Inorganic Membranes for Fuel Cell Application / Suzana Pereira Nunes 223

10 Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Fuel Cell Polymeric Membranes: Structure-Property Relationships / Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, S.M. Javaid Zaidi 235

11 Membrane and MEA Development in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells / Panagiotis Trogadas, Vijay Ramani 253

12 Carbon-Filled Polymer Blends for PEM Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates / Leon L. Shaw 281

13 Critical Issues in the Commercialization of DMFC and Role of Membranes / Hyuk Chang, Haekyoung Kim, Yeong Suk Choi, Wonmok Lee 307

14 Modified Nafion as the Membrane Material for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells / Jun Lin, Ryszard Wycisk, Peter N. Pintauro 341

15 Methanol Permeation Through Proton Exchange Membranes of DMFCs / M. Bello, S.M. Javaid Zaidi, S.U. Rahman 361

16 Systematic Design of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells Using a Pore-Filling Membrane Concept / Takeo Yamaguchi 385

17 Research and Development on Polymeric Membranes for Fuel Cells: An Overview / Dipak Rana, Takeshi Matsuura, S.M. Javaid Zaidi 401.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9780387735313

0387735313

OCLC:

172980908