Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability

I. Stack Components

1. Introduction

2. Dissolution and Stabilization of Platinum in Oxygen Cathodes
Kotaro Sasaki, Minhua Shao, Radoslav Adzic

3. Carbon-Support Requirements for Highly Durable Fuel Cell Operation
Paul T. Yu, Wenbin Gu, Jingxin Zhang, Rohit Makharia, Frederick T. Wagner, Hubert A. Gasteiger

4. Chemical Degradation of Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Membranes
Minoru Inaba

5. Chemical Degradation: Correlations Between Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Findings
Han Liu, Frank D. Coms, Jingxin Zhang, Hubert A. Gasteiger, Anthony B. LaConti

6. Improvement of Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assembly Durability
Eiji Endoh, Satoru Hommura

7. Durability of Radiation-Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes
Lorenz Gubler, Günther G. Scherer

8. Durability Aspects of Gas-Diffusion and Microporous Layers
David L. Wood, Rodney L. Borup

9. High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Durability Insights
Thomas J. Schmidt

10. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Durability
Yu Seung Kim, Piotr Zelenay

11. Influence of Metallic Bipolar Plates on the Durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Joachim Scherer, Daniel Münter, Raimund Ströbel

12. Durability of Graphite Composite Bipolar Plates
Tetsuo Mitani, Kenro Mitsuda

13. Gaskets: Important Durability Issues
Ruth Bieringer, Matthias Adler, Stefan Geiss, Michael Viol

II. Cells and Stack Operation

14. Introduction

15. Air Impurities
Jean St-Pierre

16. Impurity Effects on Electrode Reactions in Fuel Cells
Tatsuhiro Okada

17. Performance and Durability of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Operating with Reformate: Effects of CO, CO2, and Other Trace Impurities
Bin Du, Richard Pollard, John F. Elter, Manikandan Ramani

18. Subfreezing Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Jeremy P. Meyers

19. Application of Accelerated Testing and Statistical Lifetime Modeling to Membrane Electrode Assembly Development
Michael Hicks, Daniel Pierpont

20. Operating Requirements for Durable Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks
Mike L. Perry, Robert M. Darling, Shampa Kandoi, Timothy W. Patterson, Carl Reiser

21. Design Requirements for Bipolar Plates and Stack Hardware for Durable Operation
Felix Blank

22. Heterogeneous Cell Ageing in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stacks
Felix N. Büchi

III. System Perspectives

23. Introduction

24. Degradation Factors of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells in Residential Cogeneration Systems
Takeshi Tabata, Osamu Yamazaki, Hideki Shintaku, Yasuharu Oomori

25. Fuel Cell Stack Durability for Vehicle Application
Shinji Yamamoto, Seiho Sugawara, Kazuhiko Shinohara

IV. R&D Status

26. Introduction

27. Durability Targets for Stationary and Automotive Applications in Japan
Kazuaki Yasuda, Seizo Miyata

Keywords: Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Materials Science, general, Catalysis, Renewable and Green Energy