Dry, intrinsic proton conducting membranes for fuel cells
The project will develop and test a new scheme for membranes for the polymer fuel cell PEMFC. A dry membrane with almost anhydrous proton conductivity must be able to operate within a broad temperature scope with low water-steam pressure and thus contribute to optimising conductivity and lifetime and making the system simpler.
In the context of the project, new concepts were developed to produce proton-conducting polymer membrane fuel cells for use in a wide temperature interval over 100°C. The project synthesised new super acids and developed new polymer networks. For several ionic liquids, proton conducting ability increased up to 100 times by addition of the new super acids. The project tested various techniques with a view to immobilising acids as well as ionic liquids in a polymer network. Further characterisation and research of such doped networks are in the pipeline.
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Participants
| Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
|---|---|---|
| Danmarks Farmaceutiske Universitet. Institut for Medicinalkemi | ||
| Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | ||
| DANISH POWER SYSTEMS ApS |
Contact
Kemitorvet bygn. 207
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Bjerrum, Niels J. (prof.), 45252307,
Øvr. Partnere: Danmarks Farmaceutiske Universitet. Institut for Medicinalkemi; Forskningscenter Risø. Dansk Polymer Center; Danish Power Systems
