216th ECS Meeting - Vienna, Austria

October 4 - October 9, 2009

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B2 - Alkaline Electrochemistry in Fuel Cells

Energy Technology/Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Battery
 

Monday, October 5, 2009

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Co-Chairs: Robert Mantz and Deryn Chu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
09:00 Alkaline Electrochemistry in Fuel Cells Symposium Remark, R. Mantz (10 Minutes)
09:10   341   Improved Performance of Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells Based on Newly Developed Electrolyte Materials H. Yanagi, S. Watanabe, K. Sadasue, T. Isomura, H. Inoue, and K. Fukuta (Tokuyama Corp.)
09:40   342   Polysulfone-Composed Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane for Improved Ionic Conductivity D. Xie, G. Wang (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis), D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
10:00   343   Anion Exchange Membrane Based on Comb-Shaped Poly(arylene ether sulfone) for Anionic Fuel Cells J. Zhou, M. Unlu, and P. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
10:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:40   344   Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes from Xylylene Block Ionenes K. Lee, R. Wycisk, M. Litt (Case Western Reserve University), P. N. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University), and J. Kosek (Giner, Inc.)
11:00   345   Alkali Doped Poly(vinyl alcohol) for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells J. Qiao, J. Fu, H. Lv, and J. Ma (Tongji University)
11:20   346   Effect of Carbon Dioxide on the Reduction of O2 in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells J. Vega, C. Chartier, and W. Mustain (University of Connecticut)
11:40   347   Factors Affecting Performances of Fuel Cells Using Anion-Exchange Membranes R. Chen (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis), W. Sun, A. Hsu (IUPUI), D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), and D. Xie (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
 

Catalysts

Co-Chairs: Sharon Beermann-Curtin and Deryn Chu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   348   Development of Electrocatalysts for the Alcohol Oxidation in Anion Exchange Membrane Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells C. Cremers, D. Bayer, J. O. Meier, S. Berenger, B. Kintzel, M. Joos, and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
14:20   349   Investigation of the Oxygen Reduction Activity of Non-platinum Catalysts: A RDE Methodology G. K. Wiberg (Technische Universitaet Muenchen), K. J. Mayrhofer, and M. Arenz (Technische Universität München)
14:40   350   Electrocatalysis of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Chitosan Covered Catalysts in Alkaline Media C. D. Sanches (Instituto de Química de São Carlos - USP), J. Delezuk, S. Campana, and E. Ticianelli ()
15:00   351   Synthesis of Silver Nanocubes Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in an Alkaline Electrolyte Y. Chang, Y. Chang, P. Wu, and P. Lin (National Chiao Tung University)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   352   Novel Electrocatalysts for Alcohol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction at High pH Environments Q. He, N. Ramaswamy, and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
16:00   353   The Use of Lax Sr1-x MO3 as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in Alkaline Electrolytes S. W. Donne and J. Tulloch (University of Newcastle)
16:20   354   Study of the Borohydride Oxidation Reaction on Gold in Alkaline Medium Using Online Mass Spectrometry M. Chatenet (Grenoble-INP), F. H. Lima (Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos), and E. Ticianelli (Universidade de São Paulo)
16:40   355   Polypyrrole-Based Cathode Catalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells: Bifunctional Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction T. S. Olson, S. Pylypenko, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico), K. Asazawa, and H. Tanaka (Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.)
 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

Electrodes and Performances

Co-Chairs: Robert Mantz and Sanjeev Mukerjee
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   356   Analysis of Electrode Performance in an Alkaline Microfluidic H2/O2 Fuel Cell F. R. Brushett, M. Naughton, J. Ng, and P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
08:20   357   Selective Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetic Acid in Highly Efficient Polymer Electrolyte Membrane-Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells C. Bianchini, V. Bambagioni (ICCOM-CNR), J. Filippi (Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR)), A. Marchionni (ICCOM CNR), and F. Vizza (ICCOM-CNR)
08:40   358   Cathodes and Anodes in Alkaline Fuel Cells H. Kohnke and J. Helmke (Gaskatel GmbH)
09:00   359   Electrochemical Study of Glucose Oxidation in Alkaline Solution J. Kim (University of Hawaii), L. Orikasa, D. Scott (Brigham Young University - Hawaii), and B. Liaw (University of Hawaii)
09:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:40   360   Dry Operation of Hybrid Anion/Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells M. Unlu, J. Zhou, and P. A. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
10:00   361   On Electrochemical Devices Using Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes J. Pan, H. Li, L. Xiao, Q. Hu, L. Zhuang, and J. Lu (Wuhan University)
10:20   362   Estimation of Surface Tension of Molten Carbonate Mixtures by the Theory of Corresponding States P. Hsieh and J. Selman (Illinois Institute of Technology)
10:40   363   Effect of Alkaline-Earth Additives on the Wetting Characteristics in Li/Na Molten Carbonate P. Hsieh and J. Selman (Illinois Institute of Technology)
11:00   364   The Role of Noncovalent Interactions in Electrocatalysis: Trends in Fuel Cell Reactions on Pt in Alkaline Solutions D. Strmcnik, K. Kodama, D. Van der Vliet, J. P. Greeley, V. Stamenkovic, and N. Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
11:20   365   Design of Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell with Anion Conductive Membrane Prepared by Plasma Polymerization M. Sudoh, S. Niimi, N. Takaoka, and M. Watanabe (Shizuoka University)
11:40   366   Water Transport and Polarizations in an Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell K. Grew, A. A. Peracchio (University of Connecticut), D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), and W. Chiu (University of Connecticut)
 

Catalysts

Co-Chairs: Wilson Chiu and Kyle Grew
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   367   The pH Effect of Ethanol Oxidation on Pd X. Fang, G. Cui, and P. Shen (Sun Yat-Sen University)
14:20   368   In Situ Infrared Study of the Mechanism of Borohydride Oxidation Reaction B. Molina Concha (Grenoble INP), M. Chatenet (Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces LEPMI), E. Ticianelli (Universidade de São Paulo), F. H. Lima (Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos), and R. De Lima (cDepartamento de Quimica, Centro Tecnologico, Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
14:40   369   Ag-Mn Nanowire Catalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells M. A. Kostowskyj (Univeristy of Toronto), D. W. Kirk, and S. Thorpe (University of Toronto)
15:00   370   pH Effect on Oxygen Reduction Activity of Fe-Based Electrocatalysts H. Meng (INRS), F. Jaouen, E. Proietti, M. Lefèvre (INRS-EMT), and J. Dodelet (INRS-ÉMT)
15:20   371   Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Study of the Borohydride Oxidation Reaction on Gold G. Parrour (LEPMI), M. Chatenet (Grenoble-INP), and J. Diard (LEPMI)
 

Gallery, Level 01 - Green

Alkaline Electrochemical Power Sources

Co-Chairs: Robert Mantz and D.Chu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   372   Chloromethylation of Polyetherimide for Alkaline Fuel Cell Application G. Wang, D. Xie (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis), D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
o   373   Synthesis and Characterization of Ti4O7 in an Alkaline Solution X. Li, W. Qu, R. Hui (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council), H. Wang (National Research Council Canada), and J. Zhang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council)
o   374   Characterization of Electrocatalysts Obtained by Spontaneous Deposition of Palladium onto Nickel-Zinc Materials for Ethanol Oxidation V. Bambagioni, C. Bainchini (ICCOM-CNR), J. Filippi (Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR)), W. Oberhauser (ICCOM-CNR), A. Marchionni (ICCOM CNR), F. Vizza (ICCOM-CNR), R. Psaro, and L. Sordelli (INSTM-CNR)
o   375   An In-depth Study of Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation on Pd-Based Catalysts in Alkaline Media: Half-Cells and Passive and Active Direct Ethylene Glycol Fuel Cells C. Bianchini, V. Bambagioni (ICCOM-CNR), J. Filippi (Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR)), A. Marchionni (ICCOM CNR), F. Vizza (ICCOM-CNR), and P. Shen (Sun Yat-Sen University)
o   376   Catalytic Activity of Mesoporous Nickel Towards Hydrogen T. Uhlirova, P. Barath (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry ASCR), and J. Reiter (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry)
o   377   Polymeric Membranes for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells: A Comparative Study D. M. Santos (Instituto Superior Tecnico) and C. A. Sequeira (Instituto Superior Técnico)
o   378   Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Performance of Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Y. Matsui, M. Saito, A. Tasaka, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o   379   Macrocycle Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution and their Application in Direct Borohyride Fuel Cell R. Jamard (CEA), C. Coutanceau (University of Poitiers), A. Martinent, and C. Werner (CEA / LITEN)
o   380   Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell Development R. Jamard (CEA), C. Coutanceau (University of Poitiers), and A. Martinent (CEA / LITEN)
o   381   Oxygen Reduction Kinetics on Nanostructured NiMnOx/Carbon Black Materials G. C. Amanda (Instituto de Quimica de São Carlos / USP), A. Diaz, C. Poinsignon (Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces LEPMI), E. Ticianelli (Universidade de São Paulo), and M. Chatenet (Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces LEPMI)
o   382   Energy and Chemicals from Renewables by Electrocatalysis A. Marchionni (ICCOM CNR), V. Bambagioni, C. Bianchini (ICCOM-CNR), J. Filippi (Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR)), S. Moneti, W. Oberhauser, F. Vizza (ICCOM-CNR), V. Dal Santo, R. Psaro, L. Sordelli (INSTM-CNR), M. Foresti, and M. Innocenti (University of Florence)
o   383   Ethanol Stripping in Alkaline Medium: A DEMS Study D. Bayer, C. Cremers, and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
o   384   Comparative Study Between Pt/C and Low Cost Cathode NanopParticle Catalyst in Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell M. Zhiani (Isfahan University of Technology), H. Gasteiger (Electrochemical Energy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA), M. Piana, S. Catanorchi, and P. Bert (Acta S.p.A. Acta S.p.A. Via di Lavoria, 56/G56042 Crespina, Pisa, Italy)
o   385   Alkaline Membrane Electrolyte Fuel Cell Research and Development at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), R. Jiang (Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
o   386   Comparison Study of Ethanol Electro-oxidation on Pt/C and PtSn/C Catalysts in Alkaline Solutions L. Jiang, A. Hsu (Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis), D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
o   387   Concentration Dependence of the Electro-oxidation of Ethanol and Ethylene Glycol at Platinum in Alkaline Medium D. Bayer, S. Berenger, C. Cremers, and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
o   388   A Novel Anion Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Fuel Cells Y. Luo (University of Maryland College Park), J. Guo (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742), C. Wang (University of Maryland), and D. Chu (US Army Research Laboratory)