IRAFC
Development of an Internal Reforming Alcohol High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Stack
| Coordinatore | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AE EREUNAS & ANAPTYXIS YLIKON & PROIONTONANANEOSIMON PIGON ENERGEIAS & SYNAFON SYMVOULEFTIKON Y PIRESION*ADVEN
Organization address
address: KIFISIAS 44 KTIRIOU B contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Greece [EL] |
| Totale costo | 2˙427˙821 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙424˙147 € |
| Programma | FP7-JTI
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives |
| Code Call | FCH-JU-2008-1 |
| Funding Scheme | JTI-CP-FCH |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-01-01 - 2013-06-30 |
Partecipanti
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ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AE EREUNAS & ANAPTYXIS YLIKON & PROIONTONANANEOSIMON PIGON ENERGEIAS & SYNAFON SYMVOULEFTIKON Y PIRESION*ADVEN
Organization address
address: KIFISIAS 44 KTIRIOU B contact info |
EL (Athens) | coordinator | 283˙806.00 |
| 2 |
NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BV
Organization address
address: Westervoortsedijk 73 - Building 533 73 contact info |
NL (ARNHEM) | participant | 308˙805.00 |
| 3 |
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Organization address
address: N PLASTIRA STR 100 contact info |
EL (HERAKLION) | participant | 266˙255.00 |
| 4 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 222˙325.00 |
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UNIWERSYTET MARII CURIE-SKLODOWSKIEJ
Organization address
address: PL. MARII CURIE-SKLODOWSKIEJ 5 contact info |
PL (LUBLIN) | participant | 180˙409.00 |
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INSTITUT FUER MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH
Organization address
address: Carl-Zeiss-Str. 18-20 contact info |
DE (Mainz) | participant | 162˙547.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The main objective of the proposal is the development of an internal reforming alcohol high temperature PEM fuel cell. Accomplishment of the project objective will be made through: • Design and synthesis of robust polymer electrolyte membranes for HT-PEMFCs, which will be functional within the temperature range of 190-220oC. • Development of alcohol (methanol or ethanol) reforming catalysts for the production of CO-free hydrogen in the temperature range of HT PEMFCs, i.e. at 190-220oC. • Integration of reforming catalyst and high temperature MEA in a compact Internal Reforming Alcohol High Temperature PEMFC (IRAFC). Integration may be achieved via different configurations as related to the position of the reforming catalyst. The proposed compact system does away with conventional fuel processors and allows for efficient heat management, since the “waste” heat produced by the fuel cell is in-situ utilized to drive the endothermic reforming reaction. The targeted power density of the system is 0.15 W/cm2 at a cell voltage of 0.7 V. Thus, the concepts of a catalytic reformer and of a fuel cell are combined in a single, simplified direct alcohol (e.g. methanol) High Temperature PEM fuel cell reactor. The heart of the system is the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising a high-temperature proton-conducting electrolyte sandwiched between the anodic (reforming catalyst Pt/C) and cathodic Pt/C gas diffusion electrodes. According to the configuration and the operating conditions described above, the IRAFC is expected to be autothermal, highly efficient and with zero CO emissions. In addition, the direct consumption of H2 by the MEA (fuel cell) and the electrochemical promotion effect is expected to enhance the kinetics of reforming reactions, thus facilitating the efficient operation of the reforming catalyst at temperatures below 220°C.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-funded project worked on producing a novel type of fuel cell (FC) that eliminates the need for separate fuel-processing systems. The new technology should be useful for military, transport and portable applications.