NANO-CAT

Development of advanced catalysts for PEMFC automotive applications

Coordinatore	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES    more  Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Valérie Cognome: Barthel Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 38 78 32 26 Fax: +33 4 38 78 51 32
Nazionalità Coordinatore	France [FR]
Totale costo	4˙394˙330 €
EC contributo	2˙418˙439 €
Programma	FP7-JTI Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives
Code Call	FCH-JU-2012-1
Funding Scheme	JTI-CP-FCH
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-05-01   -   2016-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES  Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Valérie Cognome: Barthel Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 38 78 32 26 Fax: +33 4 38 78 51 32	FR (PARIS 15)	coordinator	710˙208.00
2	DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV  Organization address address: Linder Hoehe city: KOELN postcode: 51147 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Carolin Cognome: Dolde Email: send email Telefono: +49 711 6862536 Fax: +49 711 6862 747	DE (KOELN)	participant	509˙205.00
3	ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS - ARMINES  Organization address address: Boulevard Saint-Michel 60 city: PARIS postcode: 75272 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Florence Cognome: Thepenier Email: send email Telefono: +33 1 40 51 93 85	FR (PARIS)	participant	282˙146.00
4	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Organization address address: Rue de la Loi 200 city: BRUSSELS postcode: 1049 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Josephina Cognome: Pijls Email: send email Telefono: 31224565656	BE (BRUSSELS)	participant	268˙400.00
5	FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION  Organization address address: PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MIRAMON PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 city: DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN postcode: 20009 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alberto Cognome: Garcia Email: send email Telefono: +34 9 46430850 Fax: +34 94 3105115	ES (DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN)	participant	226˙850.00
6	NANOCYL SA  Organization address address: RUE DE L'ESSOR 4 city: SAMBREVILLE postcode: 5060 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Nathalie Cognome: Luizi Email: send email Telefono: +32 71 75 06 71 Fax: +32 71 75 06 70	BE (SAMBREVILLE)	participant	226˙400.00
7	C-TECH INNOVATION LIMITED  Organization address address: Capenhurst Technology Park city: CHESTER postcode: CH1 6EH contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: David Cognome: Hall Email: send email Telefono: +44 15 13 47 29 23	UK (CHESTER)	participant	122˙690.00
8	VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB  Organization address address: "GOTAVERKSGATAN 10, M1.7" city: GOETEBORG postcode: 40508 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Azra Cognome: Selimovic Email: send email Telefono: +46 31 322 6783	SE (GOETEBORG)	participant	72˙540.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Many efforts have been put on the reduction of the Pt loading but nowadays a threshold seems to be obtained. Because the kinetics of the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction is very fast on Pt, it is possible to use MEA with a Pt loading as low as 35 µgPt/cm-2 without any effect on the voltage loss when such an anode is used in front of a well working cathode. But, the Oxygen Reduction Reaction kinetics is not so fast which is the limiting step concerning the electrochemical processes in a PEMFC. For that raison, the decrease of the Pt loading is now encountering a plateau. Nano-CAT will propose alternatives to the use of pure Pt as catalyst and promote Pt alloys or even Pt-free innovative catalyst structures with a good activity and enhanced lifetime due to a better resistance to degradation. Nano-CAT will thus develop novel Pt-free catalysts (called bioinspired catalysts) and explore the route of nanostructured Pt alloys with very low Pt content. Catalysts are chemical species on which the electrochemical reactions are accelerated. PEMFC uses heterogeneous catalysis meaning the catalyst needs to be supported on a material in a solid phase (catalyst support). Nano-CAT will focus on the development of new supports with 2 promising sets of solutions: functionalized Carbon NanoTubes and conductive carbon-free Metal Oxide. These supports offering a better resistance towards degradation than the carbon black commonly used will address the issue of the support degradation and the MEA lifetime. Nano-CAT will follow two routes, one low risk to ensure demonstration of the use of Pt alloys on new resistant supports and one high risk route to evaluate the feasibility of Pt-free MEA based on the use of bioinspired catalysts. Finally, Nano-CAT addresses all technical issues leading to the industrialization of the project outcomes for automotive application by the development of high quality manufacturing methods of complete MEAs required to maintain high power density and efficiency.'