New Membrane Based
on Ionic Liquids for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
Jun John Xu
03-19
EISG Project
Title: New Membrane Based on Ionic
Liquids for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
EISG Grant Number: 03-19
PIER Area: Environmentally Preferred Advanced Generation
Principal Investigator: Jun John Xu
Contact Information: Phone:
(732) 445-5606, email:
johnxu@rci.rutgers.edu
Organization: Rutgers University
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to determine the feasibility of a new acid/ionic liquid/polymer composite membrane for anhydrous proton conduction in PEM Fuel cells at 150 degrees Celsius.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ Membrane-electrode-assemblies (MEA) will be fabricated and tested.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ May allow the operation of PEM fuel cells at 150 C instead of the current 80 C allowing for easier thermal management, size reduction of heat exchangers, greater CO tolerance in fuel cell power systems.
§ Potential to reduce the cost of PEM fuel cell membranes to less than $100/m2, significantly lower than that of Niafion™ ($500-1000/m2) the current state-of-the-art.