TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of PTFE content in gas diffusion layer based on Nafion®/PTFE membrane for low humidity proton exchange membrane fuel cell
AU - Tsai, Jie Cheng
AU - Lin, Chien Kung
PY - 2011/11/1
Y1 - 2011/11/1
N2 - This research was carried out to prepare high performance membrane-electrode assembly for proton exchange membrane fuel cell at low humidity condition. It had investigated the effect of the Nafion®/PTFE proton exchange membrane, impregnating porous PTFE membrane with Nafion® solution, in the gas diffusion medium and microporous layer on the cell performance under various humidity conditions. The Nafion®/PTFE decreases the back diffusion distance of product water from cathode to anode side at low humidity condition, caused by the property of high tensile strength. It is found that the optimum PTFE content is 40wt% of the gas diffusion medium and 30wt% of the microporous layer at low humidity condition, respectively. The optimum PTFE treatment in the two layers can facilitate the reactant gas and the back diffusion of product water from cathode side to anode side to provide sufficient proton conductivity of membrane. The highest current density was 955mA/cm2 occurred at the cell potential of 0.6V.
AB - This research was carried out to prepare high performance membrane-electrode assembly for proton exchange membrane fuel cell at low humidity condition. It had investigated the effect of the Nafion®/PTFE proton exchange membrane, impregnating porous PTFE membrane with Nafion® solution, in the gas diffusion medium and microporous layer on the cell performance under various humidity conditions. The Nafion®/PTFE decreases the back diffusion distance of product water from cathode to anode side at low humidity condition, caused by the property of high tensile strength. It is found that the optimum PTFE content is 40wt% of the gas diffusion medium and 30wt% of the microporous layer at low humidity condition, respectively. The optimum PTFE treatment in the two layers can facilitate the reactant gas and the back diffusion of product water from cathode side to anode side to provide sufficient proton conductivity of membrane. The highest current density was 955mA/cm2 occurred at the cell potential of 0.6V.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtice.2011.05.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jtice.2011.05.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82855165097
VL - 42
SP - 945
EP - 951
JO - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
JF - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
SN - 1876-1070
IS - 6
ER -