216th ECS Meeting - Vienna, Austria

October 4 - October 9, 2009

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B8 - Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 9 (PEMFC9)

Energy Technology/Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Battery/Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering
 

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A02 Modeling and Simulation

Co-Chairs: Jeff Allen and Partha Mukherjee
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   783   Modeling of Cathode Catalyst Layers with Mixed-Surface-Wettability in PEM Fuel Cells Q. Wang, X. Zhang, D. Song (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), M. H. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University), and S. Liu (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation/Simon Fraser University)
14:20   784   Interfacial Morphology and Contact Resistance Model for a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell T. Swamy, F. Hizir, M. Khandelwal (The Pennsylvania State University), E. C. Kumbur (Drexel University), and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
14:40   785   Analysis of Dominant Parameters in Structure and Properties of Cathode Catalyst Layer on PEM Fuel Cell Performance Y. Tabe, H. Takamatsu, and T. Chikahisa (Hokkaido University)
15:00   786   Evaporation Modeling for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells D. L. Fritz and J. S. Allen (Michigan Technological University)
15:20   787   A Pore Scale Model for PEMFC Catalyst Layers R. Flückiger (Paul Scherrer Institut), P. Sui (University of Victoria), F. N. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut), and N. Djilali (University of Victoria)
15:40   788   Modeling of Pore Systems by 3D Geometric Graphs R. Thiedmann (Ulm University), C. Hartnig (BASF Fuel Cell), I. Manke (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Energie und Materialien), W. Lehnert (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), and V. Schmidt (Ulm University)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   789   A Modeling Study of the Effects of the Properties of Anode Porous Layer on the Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell X. Wang and T. V. Nguyen (The University of Kansas)
16:40   790   Model to Investigate Interfacial Morphology Effects on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance H. Bajpai, M. Khandelwal (The Pennsylvania State University), E. C. Kumbur (Drexel University), and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
17:00   791   Multi-scale Modeling-based Prediction of PEM Fuel Cells MEA Durability under Automotive Operating Conditions A. A. Franco (Commissariat a l Energie Atomique (CEA))
17:20   792   Estimation of Optimal Operating Profile of PEMFC Using Dynamic Optimization Technique R. Methekar, V. Ramadesigan, V. Boovaragavan (Tennessee Technological University), V. R. Subramanian (Washington University), and C. Rice-York (Tennessee Technological University)
17:40   793   Complex Dynamics in a PEM Fuel Cell A. Mota, P. Lopes (Instituto de Quimica de São Carlos), E. Ticianelli (Universidade de São Paulo), E. R. Gonzalez (IQSC-USP), and H. Varela (Instituto de Quimica de São Carlos)
18:00   794   Reduced Model for a PEMFC Stack: Automated Code Generation and Verification H. C. Ly, E. Birgersson (National University of Singapore), and M. Vynnycky (University of Limerick)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C02 Non-Precious ORR Catalysis -I

Co-Chairs: P. Shirvanian and P. Zelenay
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   795   New Insight into the Nature of Catalytic Activity of Pyrolyzed Iron Porphyrin Based Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Media U. I. Kramm (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), I. Abs-Wurmbach (Technische Universität Berlin), S. Fiechter, I. Herrmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), J. Radnik (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock), and P. Bogdanoff (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie)
14:20   796   Major Improvement in Oxygen Reduction Activity of Iron-based Catalysts in PEM Fuel Cells M. Lefèvre, E. Proietti, F. Jaouen (INRS-EMT), and J. Dodelet (INRS-ÉMT)
14:40   797   Comparing the Activity and Stability of Fe-based Catalysts for the Reduction of Oxygen in Alkaline and Acid Media J. Herranz (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) and J. Dodelet (INRS-ÉMT)
15:00   798   Zirconium Oxide-based Cathode without Platinum Group Metals for PEFC Y. Ohgi, A. Ishihara, K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
15:20   799   Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanoparticulate WC Electrocatalysts G. Haslam, E. Rees, K. Essaki, C. Brady, and G. T. Burstein (University of Cambridge)
15:40   800   Characterisation of Nickel-Carbon Thin Film Electrocatalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells X. Chin, G. Haslam, E. Rees, Z. Barber, and G. T. Burstein (University of Cambridge)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   801   Structure Phase Transition and Oxygen Reduction Activity in Acidic Medium of Carbon-Supported Cobalt Selenide Nanoparticles Y. Feng (Universite de Poitiers), T. He (Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.), and N. Alonso-Vante (Universite de Poitiers)
16:40   802   RRDE Study of Oxygen Reduction on Pyrolyzed Polyaniline-Iron Catalyst J. Chlistunoff, G. Wu, and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:00   803   Tantalum Oxide-based Cathodes without Precious Metals for PEFC A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University), H. Imai (NEC Corporation), K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
17:20   804   Oxygen Reduction Properties of α-Metal-Phthalocyanine Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition Method S. Takase, D. Saeki, and Y. Shimizu (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
17:40   805   Nonnoble Metal Electrocatalysts for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells G. Papakonstantinou, M. Daletou, A. Kotsifa, K. Katerinopoulou, T. Ioannides, and S. G. Neophytides (Foundation for Research and Technology/Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes)
 

Monday, October 5, 2009

Hall I / K, Level U2 - Blue

Morning Plenary Session

Co-Chairs: T. Fuller and H. Gasteiger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
09:00   806   Fuel Cells for Aircraft Application K. A. Friedrich, J. Kallo, J. Schirmer, and G. Schmitthals (German Aerospace Center)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   807   Electrocatalysis on Well-Defined Surfaces M. Koper (Leiden University)
10:40   808   Activity and Stability of Fe/N/C Cathode Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells: Achievements and Remaining Challenges J. Dodelet (INRS-ÉMT)
11:20   809   Exploring the Limits of "Wet" and "Dry" Ionomers for PEM Fuel Cell Applications K. D. Kreuer (Max-Planck-Institut FKF)
 

Afternoon Plenary Session

Co-Chairs: C. Lamy and C. Hartnig
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   810   Surface Species and Product Distribution in the Electrooxidation of Small Molecules M. Heinen, Z. Jusys, and R. Behm (Ulm University)
14:40   811   Research and Development of Fuel Cell Vehicles at Honda Y. Sando (Honda R&D Co.,Ltd.)
15:20   812   Membrane Degradation Mechanisms and Accelerated Durability Testing of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells J. M. Fenton, M. P. Rodgers, D. K. Slattery, X. Huang (University of Central Florida), L. J. Bonville (Florida Solar Energy Center/UCF), and H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   813   Portable Military Fuel Cells Power Systems J. L. Martin (Protonex Technology, LLC) and P. Osenar (Protonex Technology Corp.)
17:00   814   Diagnosing Fuel Cell Degradation in Automotive Applications R. N. Carter, B. Lakshmanan (General Motors Corp.), W. Gu (General Motors Corporation), P. Yu, and D. Baker (General Motors Corp.)
 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A21 Water and Thermal Management

Co-Chairs: Ugur Passaogullari and Partha Mukherjee
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   815   Steady State and Transient Water Transport in Liquid- and Vapor-Equilibrated Proton Exchange Membranes T. Romero (Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas), O. Herrera, and W. Merida (University of British Columbia)
08:20   816   Analysis of Water Transport in Catalyst Layers: The Effect of Carbon Supports K. Sato, A. Ohma, K. Yamaguchi (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
08:40   817   Heat and Mass Transfer in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells in Ultralow Humidity Operation X. Zhang, R. S. Fu, and U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut)
09:00   818   Computational Analysis of Dry Purge in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells A. Roy, U. Pasaogullari, and B. Cetegen (University of Connecticut)
09:20   819   In Situ Polymerized Wicks for Passive Water Management and Humidification of Dry Gases D. G. Strickland and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   820   An Updated Look at the Role of Micro-Porous Layer on Liquid Water Distribution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells J. S. Preston, R. S. Fu, and U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut)
10:20   821   Characterization of GDL for Water Transport in PEMFC Cathode M. Martinez, S. Shimpalee, C. Tong, M. Ohashi, and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
10:40   822   Liquid Water and High Frequency Resistance Distribution during PEMFC Shutdown Purge Correlated to Gas Diffusion Layer Properties J. Gagliardo, J. Owejan, T. Trabold, and R. Reid (General Motors)
11:00   823   Effect of Residual Water Contents in MEA on Performance Degradation Caused by Repetition of Frozen Cell in PEFCs M. Onoda, S. Okuzono, Y. Matsuura, K. Nishimura, Y. Hirose, B. Zhou, and Y. Takagi (Tokyo City University)
11:20   824   Ice Formation in PEM Fuel Cells Operated Isothermally at Sub-Freezing Temperatures R. Mukundan, R. Lujan, J. R. Davey, J. S. Spendelow (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology), and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40   825   Cold Start Operation of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Y. Wang, J. Chen (The University of California, Irvine), P. P. Mukherjee, and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B21 Membrane Durability

Co-Chairs: A. Friedrich and K. Miyatake
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   826   Characterization of Molecular Motions and in Nafion® Fuel Cell Membranes by Dielectric Spectroscopy K. A. Mauritz, M. Hassan, and D. W. Rhoades (University of Southern Mississippi)
08:20   827   Membrane Durability and Degradation under Dry Fuel Cell Operation Conditions J. Li, K. Wang, and Y. Yang (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
08:40   828   Inhomogeneous Degradation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane in PEM Fuel Cells X. Huang and W. Yoon (University of Central Florida)
09:00   829   Nanoscale Investigation of Nafion Membranes after Artificial Degradation K. A. Friedrich, S. Mathias (German Aerospace Center), R. Hiesgen, I. Wehl (University of Applied Sciences Esslingen), X. Yuan, and H. Wang (National Research Council Canada)
09:20   830   Electrochemical Measurement of O2 Permeation Rate through Polymer Electrolyte Membranes J. Zhang, R. Jiang, W. Gu (General Motors Corporation), and H. A. Gasteiger (Acta)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   831   In situ Measurement of Oxygen Permeability in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes S. Sambandam and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
10:20   832   In Situ Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species in PEM Fuel Cells P. Trogadas and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
10:40   833   Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Proton Conductivity of Anhydrous Nafion®-Blend Membranes for High Temperature PEFCs J. Kim, M. Ohnuma, C. Nishimura, and T. Mori (National Institute for Materials Science)
11:00   834   Enhanced PEMFC Performance and Durability at 120°C and Low Relative Humidity Using Heteropolyacids R. P. Brooker (Florida Solar Energy Center), P. Baker, H. R. Kunz, L. Bonville, and R. Parnas (University of Connecticut)
11:20   835   Poly(arylene ether) Block Copolymer Membranes: Synthesis, Properties and Durability K. Miyatake, B. Bae, T. Yoda, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C21 Non Precious Catalysis -II; Pt alloy ORR Catalysis -I

Co-Chairs: J. P. Dodeley and P. Strasser
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:20   836   The Role of Fe in the Preparation of Carbon Alloy Cathode Catalysts Y. Nabae, M. Malon, S. M. Lyth, S. Moriya, K. Matsubayashi, N. Islam, S. Kuroki, M. Kakimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), J. Ozaki (Gunma University), and S. Miyata (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)
08:40   837   Carbon Nanotubes Modified with Electrodeposited Metalloporphyrines and Phenanthrolines for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction T. Schilling, A. Okunola, J. Masa, W. Schuhmann, and M. Bron (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
09:00   838   Synthesis and Evaluation of Heat-treated, Polymer-derived Non-precious Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction H. T. Chung, C. M. Johnston, J. Chlistunoff, and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:20   839   A New Plurimetal Carbon Nitride Electrocatalyst for PEMFCs Based on Pd, Au, and Fe E. Negro and V. Di Noto (University of Padova)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   840   Stability and Activity of Pt and Pt Alloy High Surface Area Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells M. Arenz (Technische Universität München)
10:40   841   Multifunctional Catalysts: From Well-defined to Tailored Nanoscale Surfaces D. Strmcnik, D. Van der Vliet, C. Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), R. Atanasoski, M. Debe (3M Company), N. Markovic, and V. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
11:00   842   Multimetallic Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction D. Van der Vliet, D. Strmcnik, C. Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), R. Atanasoski, M. Debe (3M Company), N. Markovic, and V. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
11:20   843   Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts: Tuning the Pt Monolayer-Supporting Core Interaction by a Pd Interlayer M. Vukmirovic, W. Zhou, W. Chen, K. Sasaki (Brookhaven National Laboratory), J. Jiao, M. Mavrikakis (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
11:40   844   Development of PtV and PtVCo Alloys as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction M. Shao, L. Protsailo, M. Pemberton, K. Shoemaker, and L. Stolar (UTC Power)
 

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A22 MEA Performance and Component Diagnostics - I: In-situ Diagnostics and Imaging

Co-Chairs: Christoph Hartnig and Ugur Passaogullari
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   845   NMR Study on Fuel Cell Electrodes C. Sun and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
14:20   846   High Resolution MRI Investigation of Transversal Water Content Distributions in PEM under Fuel Cell Operation J. Shim, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
14:40   847   Impact of Flow Field Characteristics on Water Management of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Z. W. Dunbar and R. Masel (University of Illinois)
15:00   848   Investigation of Solid-Liquid Interactions in Porous Transport Layers Using X-Ray Micro Tomography F. N. Büchi, J. Eller, R. Flückiger, F. Marone, and M. Stampanoni (Paul Scherrer Institut)
15:20   849   Visualization of Liquid Water Distribution in an Operational PEMFC by Soft X-Ray Radiography T. Sasabe, S. Tsushima, S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology), K. Minami, and K. Yada (Tohken Co. LTD)
15:40   850   In situ Visualization of Liquid Water Formation and Transport Processes in PEM Fuel Cells P. Krüger, R. Kuhn (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research), C. Hartnig (BASF Fuel Cell), and I. Manke (Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   851   Quantitative PEMFC Water Measurement by Neutron Radiography J. S. Spendelow, R. Mukundan, J. R. Davey, P. P. Mukherjee (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. Jacobson, M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology), and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
16:40   852   Neutron Radiography Imaging of Thermally-Induced Water Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells R. S. Fu, U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut), Y. Tabuchi (Nissan Motor Co.), T. Shiomi (Nissan Motor Co./Univ. of Connecticut), D. S. Hussey, and D. L. Jacobson (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
17:00   853   High Resolution Neutron Imaging of Water in the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Membrane P. P. Mukherjee, R. Mukundan, J. S. Spendelow, R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, and M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
17:20   854   Novel Electrochemical Techniques for Fuel Cells: Cyclic Thermammetry G. Smith and G. T. Burstein (University of Cambridge)
17:40   855   Temperature Measurement of Through-plane Direction in PEFC with a Fabricated In-line Thermocouple and Supporter S. Lee, K. Ito, and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
18:00   856   Proton Conductance in PEM Fuel Cells Imaged with Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy at the Single Channel Level S. K. Buratto, J. O'Dea, and H. Metiu (University of California, Santa Barbara)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B22 Catalyst Durability-I: Pt and Pt-alloys

Co-Chairs: M. Inaba and M. Arenz
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   857   Durability of Electrocatalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
14:40   858   Oxide Formation and Removal on Pt Surfaces Under Potential Cycled Conditions E. F. Holby (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Y. Shao-Horn, W. Sheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
15:00   859   Nanoparticle Size Effects on the Electrochemical Dissolution Rate of Pt R. S. Goeke, A. K. Datye, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico), and J. St-Pierre (University of South Carolina)
15:20   860   Degradation of PEM Fuel Cell Cathode Electrocatalysts: ASAXS Analysis and OER-Based Mitigation R. Srivastava, C. Yu, B. Choi, Z. Liu, and P. Strasser (University of Houston)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   861   Time Resolved Characterisation of Fuel Cell Cathode Catalysts Using Operando XAS S. L. Burton, S. C. Ball (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), A. Russell (University of Southampton), B. Theobald, B. C. Tessier, D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), G. Chouchelamane (University of Southampton), and M. Newton (European Synchrotron Radiation Source)
16:20   862   Electrocatalyst Stability at the Nanoscale P. Strasser (Technical University Berlin)
16:40   863   Stability of Pt Alloy High Surface Area Catalysts K. G. Hartl, K. J. Mayrhofer, and M. Arenz (Technische Universität München)
17:00   864   Pt1-xMx Intermixes with Enhanced Corrosion Stability for PEM Fuel Cells D. Stevens, A. Garsuch, S. Wang, R. Sanderson (Dalhousie University), M. Debe, R. Atanasoski, S. Hendricks (3M Company), and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
17:20   865   Degradation Mechanism of Platinum Cobalt Alloy Catalyst Revealed by X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy S. Hidai (University of Tokyo), M. Kobayashi, H. Niwa, Y. Harada, M. Oshima (The University of Tokyo), Y. Nakamori, T. Aoki (Toshiba Fuel Cell Power Systems Corporation), and E. Ikenaga (Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institude)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C22 Pt alloy ORR Catalysis -II

Co-Chairs: V. Stamenkovic and D. Friebel
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   866   Dealloyed Nanoporous Metals for PEM Fuel Cell Catalysis J. Erlebacher and J. Snyder (Johns Hopkins University)
14:40   867   Mass Activity and Durability of Ptshell/Aucore/C Core-Shell Catalyst H. Yamada (Nara National College of Technology), H. Tsuji, H. Ito, D. Shimoda, A. Tasaka, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
15:00   868   Active Sites for PEM Fuel Cell Reactions D. Strmcnik, D. Tripkovic, D. Van der Vliet, J. P. Greeley (Argonne National Laboratory), A. Brownrigg, C. Lucas (University of Liverpool), G. Karapetrov, V. Stamenkovic, and N. Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
15:20   869   Size and Shape Controlled Pt-alloy Nanoparticles as Fuel Cell Catalysts H. Yang, L. Dai, and S. Zou (Miami University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   870   RRDE Measurements of ORR Activity of Pt1-xIrx (0 < x < 0.3) on High Surface Area NSTF-coated GC Disks G. C. Liu, R. Sanderson, D. Stevens (Dalhousie University), G. Verndstorm, R. Atanasoski, M. Debe (3M Company), and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
16:20   871   Thin Film Platinum Alloys for Use as Catalyst Materials in Fuel Cells C. C. Hays, J. Kulleck, B. Haines (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), and S. Narayanan (California Institute of Technology)
16:40   872   Size Effects in Monolayer Catalysis: Case Study -- Pt Submonolayer on Au(111) D. Gokcen, S. Bae, and S. R. Brankovic (University of Houston)
17:00   873   Oxygen Reduction Reaction Paths and Behavior of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation on Pt (111) for PEMFC A. Ohma (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), T. Ichiya, K. Fushinobu, and K. Okazaki (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
17:20   874   Highly Efficient Pt-Pb Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction H. Lee, C. Chang, W. Vogel, and P. P. Chu (National Central University)
17:40   875   Carbon-supported Ir-Ti as a Novel Cathode Catalyst for PEFCs B. Li, J. Qiao, D. Yang, and J. Ma (Tongji University)
18:00   876   Pulse Voltammetry Investigations of Platinum Metal Fuel Cell Electrodes P. Pietrasz and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
 

Gallery, Level 01 - Green

PEM 9 Poster

Co-Chairs: T. Fuller and H. Gasteiger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   877   Highly Stable Titanium Diboride Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction S. Yin, P. Shen (Sun Yat-Sen University), S. Mu, and M. Pan (Wuhan University of Technology)
o   878   Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Tungsten Carbide by Intermittent Microwave Heating Method as Eletrocatalyst Support Z. Li and P. Shen (Sun Yat-Sen University)
o   879   PEMFC Performance of MEAs Based on Perfluorinated Nanocomposite Membranes Modified by Polyaniline C. Vicente (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), M. Sergio (Instituto de Tecnología Eléctrica. 46022-Valencia. Spain), S. Ana, B. Ninel (Kuban State University.Krasnodar 350040, Russia), S. Karina, S. Omar (Departamento de Quimica. IPN. CINVESTAV. México. D.F.), and R. Evaristo (Instituto de Polímeros. CSIC. Madrid. Spain.)
o   880   On the Influence of Sulfur on the Pyrolysis Process of Porphyrin-Based Electrocatalysts with Respect to Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Media U. I. Kramm, S. Fiechter, G. Zehl, I. Zizak (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), I. Abs-Wurmbach (Technische Universität Berlin), I. Herrmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), J. Radnik (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock), I. Dorbandt, and P. Bogdanoff (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie)
o   881   The pH Dependence of the Oxidation Reaction of SO2 at a Platinum Electrode Studied by Voltammetric and In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Measurements C. Iwasaki, T. Ohsaka, and F. Kitamura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
o   882   Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack with Interleaved Boost Converter for Vehicular Applications H. Gudipati (Northern Illinois University)
o   883   Effect of the Ionomer Content and Relative Humidity on the PEMFC Performances of MEAs Prepared by Decal Transfer Method S. Jeon, J. Lee, G. Rios, H. Kim, S. Lee, E. Cho, T. Lim, S. Hong, and J. Jang (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o   884   Accelerated Fuel Cell Membrane Degradation Tests B. Vogel and E. Roduner (University of Stuttgart)
o   885   Nanoscale Phase Separation of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) / Poly(ether sulfone) Semi-IPNs for DMFC Membrane Applications Y. Kwon, S. So, S. Kim (KAIST), and S. Lee (Kangwon National University)
o   886   Effects of Silane Hydrophilicity on Nafion 115 / Silicate Hybrid Membranes for DMFC Applications S. So, S. Kim (KAIST), and S. Lee (Kangwon National University)
o   887   Excellent Durability of Carbon-Supported Pt Cathode Catalysts Covered with Silica Layers H. Matsumori, S. Takenaka, H. Matsune, and M. Kishida (Kyushu University)
o   888   Shape Effect of TiO2 as Supports for Pt-based Electrocatalysts on ORR Activity D. Kim and Y. Kim (Pusan National University)
o   889   Characterisation of Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation S. J. Ashton, K. J. Mayrhofer, and M. Arenz (Technische Universität München)
o   890   Electrochemical Microreactor for the Determination of Intermediate Products in Fuel Cell Reactions J. O. Meier, C. Cremers, and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
o   891   Effect of Multiblock Structures Composed of Sulfonated Poly(p-phenylene) and Poly(ether ketone) for Proton Exchange Membranes M. Yoshida, M. Yoshizawa-Fujita, Y. Takeoka, and M. Rikukawa (Sophia University)
o   892   Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymer Electrolytes Based on Poly(phenylene) Block Copolymers III: Effect of Hydrophobic Unit and Morphology A. Osawa, M. Yoshizawa-Fujita, Y. Takeoka, and M. Rikukawa (Sophia University)
o   893   Development of PEFC Electrode for Stable Running Under High Temperature and Low Humidity Condition H. Nishiguchi, H. Fukumoto, S. Yoshioka, and S. Matsumoto (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
o   894   Novel Radiation Grafted Membranes for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells L. Işıkel Şanlı and S. Alkan Gürsel (Sabancı University)
o   895   Study of Hydrogen Redox Reactions on Platinum Nano-particles in Concentrated HBr Solutions M. Goor, N. Travitsky, and E. Peled (Tel-Aviv University)
o   896   Impedance and Polarization Analysis of Cathode and Anode Performance in a Working Direct Methanol Fuel Cell P. Lim, C. Wang, L. Tsai, S. Chen, A. Peng (Industrial Technology Research Institute), and C. Wang (Optodisc Technology Corporation)
o   897   Particle Growth of Pt and Transfer of Pt Ion in Electrolyte Membrane S. Mitsushima, K. Shinkoda, S. Uzuka, K. Matsuzawa, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o   898   Characteristics of Pore-Filling Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Cell Performances Using the Same Y. Choi (Korea Instittue of Energy Research), J. Park, S. Yim, S. Park, T. Yang, and C. Kim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   899   Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Membranes A. H. Carlsson and L. Joerissen (ZSW Ulm)
o   900   A Study on Ionic Conductivity of Ionic Liquids Based Membranes for Anhydrous and High Temperature Fuel Cells: Effect of Common Ions J. Baek (Yonsei University), J. Park, S. Yim, Y. Yoon, T. Yang, C. Kim (Korea Institute of Energy Research), and Y. Shul (Yonsei University)
o   901   Novel Composites Based on Radiation Grafted Membranes and Polypyrrole for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells D. H. Cilingir and S. Alkan Gürsel (Sabancı University)
o   902   Effects of Carbon Supports on PEFC Performance at High Temperature and Low Humidity H. Shintani and Y. Tsuji (Panasonic Corporation)
o   903   Improvement of the Hydrogen Utilization of an Automotive PEMFC Vehicle Using Ejector/blower Hybrid Recirculation System M. Kim, Y. Sohn, W. Lee, and S. Yim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   904   Simulation Based Control Strategy Analysis for a Residential Power Generator M. Kim, Y. Sohn, W. Lee, and S. Yim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   905   Effect of the Operation and Humidification Temperatures on the Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell Stack M. Pérez-Page and V. Pérez-Herranz (Universidad Politénica de Valencia)
o   906   Investigation of the Corrosion Stability of Stainless Steels under Simulated Low and High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Operating Conditions J. Richards, K. Schmidt, C. Cremers, J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT), and A. Lückmann (Reinhold Wesselmann GmbH)
o   907   Thermal Characterization, Pretreatment, and Electrochemistry of a Pt/C Fuel Cell Catalyst O. Pinchuk (St. Petersburg State University), S. Aubuchon (TA Instruments-Waters, LLC), C. Marks (University of Richmond), and K. Wynne (Virginia Commonwealth University)
o   908   Electrochemical and In Situ XAS and XRD Studies on Dissolution of Ruthenium Nanoparticle Surface H. Imai, M. Matsumoto (NEC Corporation), S. Uzuka, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o   909   Bulk Structure Analysis of Ta-Oxide Cathode Materials for Identifying Catalytically Active Sites: A High-Resolution Powder X-Ray Diffraction Study H. Imai, M. Matsumoto (NEC Corporation), A. Ishihara, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o   910   A Study on Electrochemical Properties of Electrodes Containing Ionic Liquid for High Temperature Fuel Cells S. Ryu (Yonsei University), J. Park, T. Yang, G. Park, Y. Yoon (Korea Institute of Energy Research), H. Kim (Yonsei University), and C. Kim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   911   High Temperature Operation of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells with Nafion-TiO2 Membranes and PtSn/C Electrocatalysts R. Isidoro, B. Matos, M. Dresch, E. Spinacé (IPEN), E. Traversa (University of Rome Tor Vergata), F. C. Fonseca (IPEN), and E. I. Santiago (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo)
o   912   The Effect of Acid Treatment of GDL on PEMFC Performance M. Choi and Y. Kim (Pusan National University)
o   913   Kinetic Approach to Oxygen Reduction at Cathode of PEMFC Focusing on Oxygen Gas Composition in Gas Flow Channel S. Lee, Y. Yoon, T. Yang, S. Park, and C. Kim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   914   A DFT Study for the Durability of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membrane T. Tokumasu, I. Ogawa (Tohoku University), M. Koyama, T. Ishimoto (Kyushu University), and A. Miyamoto (Tohoku University)
o   915   Microscopic Observation of Freezing Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cell at Cold Start M. Saito, Y. Tabe, and T. Chikahisa (Hokkaido University)
o   916   Fabrication of GDL Microporous Layer Using FEP for PEMFCs S. Park, J. Kim, M. Oh, S. Kim, and Y. Park (Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
o   917   Thermally Crosslinked Proton Exchange Membrane Based on Poly(ether sulfone) for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells H. Kim and K. Kim (Yeungnam University)
o   918   Experimental and Theoretical Characterizations of MEA Degradation of PEMFC S. Lee, Y. Yoon, T. Yang, S. Yim, S. Park, and C. Kim (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   919   Degradation Behavior of Membrane in PEFCs under Pressurized Condition K. Asano and Y. Mugikura (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
o   920   Doping Effect of TiO2 as Supports for Pt Based Electrocatalysts on ORR Activity J. Kim and Y. Kim (Pusan National University)
o   921   Effect of Gas Diffusion Layer Composition on the Performance of Liquid-Direct Methanol Fuel Cells F. Alcaide, G. Alvarez, A. Querejeta (CIDETEC-IK4), O. Miguel (CIDETEC), and I. Boyano (CIDETEC-IK4)
o   922   Effect of Nanocarbon Substrate Materials on the CO Tolerance of PtRu Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cell E. Yoo, Y. Takano, and J. Nakamura (University of Tsukuba)
o   923   Effect of Gap Clearance in PEMFC Cell Assembly C. Yang, S. Moon, C. Lee, and Y. Jeong (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
o   924   Current Distribution of a PEMFC under CO T. Murahashi (Fukui University of Technology) and E. Nishiyama (JACO)
o   925   Evaluation of Pd-Modified Nafion Membranes for Life Time Test L. Zhang, L. Liu, X. Cheng, Y. Zhang (Xiamen University), F. Weng (Yuanze University), and Q. Fan (Gas Technology Institute)
o   926   Preparation of Triazole-PWA / PVdF Composite Membrane at High Temperature for PEMFC H. Lee, S. Park, S. Choi, and Y. Shul (Yonsei University)
o   927   Preparation and Durability of Metal Oxide and Carbon Composite Material as a Catalyst Support for PEMFCs T. Kinumoto, K. Nagano, Y. Okawa, T. Kanda, and M. Toyoda (Oita University)
o   928   Corrosion Resistance, Cell Performance, and Long-Term Stability of Metal Bipolar Plates for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Y. Park, D. Peck, D. Jung, S. Kim, S. Lim (Korea Institute of Energy Research), and D. Lee (Korea University)
o   929   Oxidation of Glycerol: Preliminary Electrochemical Studies and Use in PEM Fuel Cells P. A. Stuckey (Case Western Reserve University), C. Lee (Hanbat National University), P. Pietrasz, and T. Zawodzinksi (Case Western Reserve University)
o   930   Doped Mesoporous Materials as PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst Support I. L. Alonso-Lemus (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C.), Y. Verde (Instituto Tecnológico de Cancun), and L. Alvarez-Contreras (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C.)
o   931   Survey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum Catalysts: Durability Studies for Automotive Applications D. Betancourt and C. Rice-York (Tennessee Technological University)
o   932   Impact of Unit Cell Design and Operating Parameters on Membrane Durability in PEMFCs M. V. Lauritzen (Ballard Power Systems), S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems Inc.), R. Nair, and E. Rogers (Ballard Power Systems)
o   933   Nafion-Mesoporous Silica as Electrolyte for Ethanol Fuel Cells Z. Ahmed (University of São Paulo), D. Z. De Florio (UFABC), F. C. Fonesca, E. I. Santiago, B. R. De Matos (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo), V. Esposito (University of Rome "Tor Vergata"), E. Traversa (University of Rome Tor Vergata), and S. Licoccia (University of Rome "Tor Vergata")
o   934   Al2O3 Aided Deposition of Pt Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotube by Atomic Layer Deposition for Application in PEMFC Y. Hsueh (National Tsing Hua University), M. Tsai (National Applied Research Laboratories), C. Wang (National Tsing Hua University), C. Kei (National Applied Research Laboratories), and T. Perng (National Tsing Hua University)
o   935   Performance Enhancement of MEA Fabricated by Decal Process by Adding TiO2 Particles into the Catalyst Layer S. Yim, S. Park, J. Lee, G. Park, Y. Yoon, C. Kim, and T. Yang (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   936   Effects of Storage Conditions on Performance Degradation of PEMFCs after Shutdown E. Cho, Y. Jo (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), J. Kim (KIST), J. Kim (Univerisity of Seoul), T. Lim, I. Oh, J. Jang, and H. Kim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o   937   Carbon-based Coating on Stainless Steel as PEMFC Bipolar Plate W. Wang, C. Wu (Industrial Technology Research Institute), and L. Hsiao (Hope-Power Metal Resources Corp.)
o   938   Kinetic Study on Degradation of Nafion by Fenton Reaction T. Sugawara, S. Takanezawa, N. Kawashima, and T. N. Murakami (Toin University of Yokohama)
o   939   Mesoporous Carbon as Catalyst Supports in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells F. Li, J. Ren, S. Ting, and K. Chan (The University of Hong Kong)
o   940   The Effects of Coolant Thermal Management on Performance of a PEMFC Y. Sohn, M. Kim, G. Park (Korea Institute of Energy Research), K. Kim (Hanbat National University), and W. Lee (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o   941   Sulfonated Poly-aryl-ether-ketones for Applications in Carbon-Nanofiber Based Membrane Electrode Assemblies M. Perchthaler, E. Wallnöfer, and V. Hacker (Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems)
o   942   Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Block Copolymers of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s for Proton Exchange Membrane Applications J. Park, J. Choi, J. Choi, and Y. Hong (Korea Research Institue of Chemical Technology)
o   943   Conductivity and Thermal Behaviour of Sulfonated ABS Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications C. Mariano Domingues da Silva, A. A. Silva (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), R. Pacheco (Universidade Estadual da Zona Oeste), and A. Rocco (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
o   944   Oxygen Permeation in Nafion and Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Membranes H. Okada, Y. Takamura, A. Tasaka, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o   945   Investigation of Liquid Water Removal Inside a Straight Channel Cell by Direct Numerical Simulation M. Yoneda, M. Takimoto (Mizuho Information & Research Institute), E. Ejiri (Chiba Institute of Technology), and S. Koshizuka (University of Tokyo)
o   946   Water Transport Study of Electrode Materials for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells J. Miyamoto, M. Adachi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), T. Navessin, C. Lei, X. Zhao, Z. Xie, K. Shi (National Research Council of Canada), Y. Yamamoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), and S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University)
o   947   Study on the Cathode Fabricated by Spinning Process and Its Performance in PEFC S. Kotera, H. Watabe, K. Fujii, I. Terada (AGC Research Center), C. Matsubara (AGC), and H. Uyama (Osaka university)
o   948   Carbon-free Pt Electrocatalysts Supported on SnO2 for Polymer Electolyte Fuel Cells F. Takasaki, A. Masao, Z. Noda, Y. Shiratori, K. Ito, and K. Ito (Kyushu university)
o   949   Effect of Air Contaminants on the Electrolyte Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells D. Imamura and E. Yamaguchi (Japan Automobile Research Institute)
o   950   Membrane/Catalyst Interfaces in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells M. Holber (Chalmers University of Technology), A. H. Carlsson (ZSW Ulm), P. Johansson, and P. Jacobsson (Chalmers University of Technology)
o   951   Theoretical Study on Dissolved Structure of Pt Complex in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell T. Ishimoto, R. Nagumo, T. Ogura, and M. Koyama (Kyushu University)
o   952   Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism of Pt/Pd/C Core-Shell Catalyst for PEFC Cathode by Using In Situ Electrochemical XAFS H. Aoki, T. Kamijo, S. Urata, T. Fukutsuka, and Y. Uchimoto (Kyoto University)
o   953   The Inhomogeneity of Current Distribution in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with Serpentine Flow Fields S. Park, S. Kim, S. Lim, D. Jung, D. Peck (Korea Institute of Energy Research), and W. Hong (KAIST)
o   954   A Promising Alternative to PEMFC Graphite Bipolar Plates: Surface Modified Type 304 Stainless Steel with TiN Nanoparticles and Elastic Styrene Butadiene Rubber Particles S. Myung, S. Sakurada (Iwate University), M. Kumagai (Taiyo Stainless Spring Co. Ltd.), and H. Yashiro (Iwate University)
o   955   Algebraic Formulation on the Cathode Compartment of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with Consideration of Unsaturated Cathode Feed K. Yin (Yuan Ze University)
o   956   Key Issues to the Preparation of Methanol-Tolerant Cathode Catalyst for DMFC Y. Chen (ITRI), W. Chen (NTUST), M. Lo, Y. Chen, E. Feng (ITRI), and T. Liu (NTUST)
o   957   MPTS-Modified Nafion Membranes with Low Methanol Crossover and High Proton Conductivity H. Lee, N. Myung, S. Park, S. Kim, M. Oh, and Y. Park (Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
o   958   Estimation of Water Contents of Polymer Electrolytes from 1H NMR Peak of Confined Water A. Y. Nosaka and Y. Nosaka (Nagaoka University of Technology)
o   959   Preparation and Characteristics of Acid-Acid Blend Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications S. Oh, J. Choi (Korea Research Institue of Chemical Technology), S. Hong (Chungnam National University), J. Choi, and Y. Hong (Korea Research Institue of Chemical Technology)
o   960   Voltage Degradation Associated with Operational Conditions: Upper Potential and Lower Potential Limits N. Jia, M. Dutta, S. Lu, V. Colbow, and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems Inc.)
o   961   Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Monodispersed Pt Nanoparticles-Loaded Carbon Black Catalyst Prepared from Pt-Carbonyl Cluster Anions H. Inoue, A. Taguchi, K. Hayashi, and E. Higuchi (Osaka Prefecture University)
o   962   Analysis of Proton Transport in Pseudo Catalyst Layers: Influence of Ionomer Content H. Iden (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), A. Ohma, K. Yamaguchi (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
o   963   Optimization of the Amount of Nafion in Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Nafion Composite as a Pt Support in GDE of PEMFC H. Gharibi, M. Javaheri (Tarbiat Modares University), R. Abdollah Mirzaei (Shahid Rajaee Training Teacher University), and M. Alavi (Tarbiat Modares University)
o   964   First-Principles Based Kinetic Analysis of the Electrochemical Discharge of Water on Pt3M Skin Alloys V. Viswanathan (Stanford University), H. A. Hansen, J. Rossmeisl (Technical University of Denmark), T. F. Jaramillo (Stanford University), J. K. Nørskov (Technical University of Denmark), and H. Pitsch (Stanford University)
o   965   Preparation and Characterization of Catalysts Supported on Catalytically Channeled Carbon Nanofibers for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells J. Jang, S. Lim, S. Kim, D. Jung, D. Peck (Korea Institute of Energy Research), and Y. Lee (Chungnam National University)
o   966   Influence of Sulfonating Agent on Degree of Functionalisation and Properties of Sulfonated Ether-linked Polybenzimidazole F. Ng, N. Donzel (University Montpellier 2), D. J. Jones (Université Montpellier 2), and J. Rozière (Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR 5253)
 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A31 MEA Performance and Component Diagnostics - II: Frequency Response Techniques

Co-Chairs: Ashish Kamat and William Mustain
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   967   Wetting and Drying Responses of Gas Diffusion Layers and Proton Exchange Membrane to Current Transients J. R. Davey, R. Mukundan, J. S. Spendelow, P. P. Mukherjee (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology), and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:20   968   Effect of Relative Humidity on Water Structure at Nafion Thin Film Studied by Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy H. Noguchi, H. Minowa, K. Taneda (Hokkaido University), H. Naohara (Toyota Motor Corporation), and K. Uosaki (Hokkaido University)
08:40   969   Nonlinear Frequency Response Analysis for the Diagnosis of PEM Fuel Cells T. Kadyk, R. Hanke-Rauschenbach, and K. Sundmacher (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems)
09:00   970   Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using Embedded Probes R. Abbaraju, N. Dasgupta, and A. V. Virkar (University of Utah)
09:20   971   Understanding the Performances of MEA in PEMFC by EIS and Current Density Measurement S. Lin, C. Chen, H. Shiu, and F. Tsau (Industrial Technology Research Institute)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   972   Dynamic Measurement and Modeling of the Water Vapor Concentration during AC Impedance Measurements in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. H. Bayer, A. Wokaun, G. G. Scherer, and I. A. Schneider (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:20   973   Progress Toward Accurate Through-Plane Membrane Resistance and Conductivity Measurement K. Cooper (Scribner Associates, Inc.)
10:40   974   Negative Resistance Values in Locally Resolved Impedance Spectra of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells I. A. Schneider, M. H. Bayer, A. Wokaun, and G. G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00   975   Relationship Between Impedance Spectra and the Structure of the Catalyst Layer of a PEMFC K. Ikeda, N. Nonoyama, and Y. Ikogi (Toyota Motor Corporation)
11:20   976   Complex Capacitance Analysis of Ionic Conductivity and Interfacial Capacitance within Cathode Layers of PEMFC and DMFC Electrodes J. Jang, S. Jeon, S. Kim, S. Lee, E. Cho, H. Kim, J. Han, and T. Lim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
11:40   977   Effect of Microporous Layer on Impedance Response of PEM Fuel Cell Fed with H2 and N2 D. Malevich, E. Halliop, M. S. Saha, J. Suryana, B. Peppley, J. Pharoah, and K. Karan (Queen's - RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B31 Catalyst Durability-II: Pt-alloys and carbon supports

Co-Chairs: D. Thompsett and H. Uchida
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   978   Highly Durable PtIrM (M = Co and Cr) Alloy Electrocatalysts for PEMFC Applications T. Aindow, W. Bi, E. Izzo, S. Motupally, V. Murthi (UTC Power), and C. Perez-Acosta (Axiom Consulting LLC)
08:20   979   Stabilization Effect of Iridium in Pt-based Alloy Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes P. B. Balbuena, Y. Ma, and P. Hirunsit (Texas A&M University)
08:40   980   Fuel Cell Performance and Long Term Stability of Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts H. Naohara (Toyota Motor Corporation), K. Sasaki, and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
09:00   981   Structure and Activity of Novel Pt Core-Shell Catalysts for the O2 Reduction Reaction S. C. Ball, S. L. Burton, J. Fisher, R. O'Malley, B. C. Tessier, B. Theobald, D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), W. Zhou, D. Su, Y. Zhu, and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
09:20   982   Activity and Stability of Pt Monolayer Core Shell Catalysts S. C. Ball, S. L. Burton, E. Christian, A. Davies, J. Fisher, R. O'Malley, S. Passot, B. C. Tessier, B. Theobald, and D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   983   Improving the Stability of PtRu Catalysts for DMFC N. Cabello-Moreno (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), E. Crabb (The Open University), J. Fisher (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), A. Russell (University of Southampton), and D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
10:40   984   Effect of Support Surface on Catalyst Activity and Stability under Potential Cycling B. Merzougui and V. Murthi (UTC Power)
11:00   985   Investigation and Modeling of Carbon Oxidation of Pt/C under Dynamic Potential Condition N. Takeuchi (Toyota Motor Eng. & Mfg. North America), E. Jennings, and T. F. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)
11:20   986   Electrochemical and Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Ketjen Black Corrosion During Anodic Polarization in Acid D. Kim, A. Ay, V. Swope, L. Guo, and G. M. Swain (Michigan State University)
11:40   987   Investigation of Pt-C Interaction on Stability of Pt/C Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. Wang, F. Xu, R. Cheng, and J. Xie (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C31 Pt alloys - Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Co-Chairs: C. Roth and M. Bron
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   988   Probing the Influence of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone on Platinum Electrocatalysts Using In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy B. Shyam, D. E. Ramaker (George Washington University), C. Susut, and Y. Tong (Georgetown University)
08:20   989   Analysis of Electronic State of Pt Small Particles on Carbon Substrate by sXPS E. Toyoda, T. Hatanaka, N. Takahashi, R. Jinnouchi, and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.)
08:40   990   Synchrotron Radiation Analyses of Residual Cobalt in Carbon Alloy Cathode Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells H. Niwa, M. Kobayashi, K. Horiba, Y. Harada, M. Oshima (The University of Tokyo), Y. Koshigoe, J. Ozaki (Gunma University), K. Terakura (Japan Advanced Institute of Science Technology), T. Ikeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Miyata (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization), H. Ofuchi (Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute), S. Ueda, Y. Yamashita, H. Yoshikawa, and K. Kobayashi (National Institute for Materials Science)
09:00   991   Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for Direct Imaging of Fuel Cell Reactions W. Schuhmann (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   992   In Situ GIXAFS and HERFD-XAS Studies of a Pt-modified Rh(111) Electrode D. Friebel, D. Miller, H. Ogasawara, T. Anniyev, C. O'Grady, U. Bergmann, J. Bargar, A. Nilsson (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), K. Wikfeldt, and L. Pettersson (Stockholm University)
10:20   993   In Situ Electrochemical X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study on Pt/M/C (M = Pd, Au) Core-Shell Catalyst Y. Uchimoto, H. Aoki, T. Kamijo, S. Urata, and T. Fukutsuka (Kyoto University)
10:40   994   X-Ray Absorption Characterization of Polyaniline-Derived Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Cathode Electrocatalysts M. Ferrandon, D. Myers, A. Kropf (Argonne National Laboratory), G. Wu, and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:00   995   Spectroelectrochemical Raman Studies of New Alloy Catalyst Films M. B. Pomfret, J. J. Pietron, and J. C. Owrutsky (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
11:20   996   Characterization of Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Using SECM and an Electrochemical Robotic System A. Puschhof, D. Schaefer, Y. Ackermann, C. Kulp, M. Bron, T. Erichsen, and W. Schuhmann (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
 

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

C31b - Composite and hybrid membranes - Modelling and simulation

Co-Chairs: D. Jones and P. Pintauro
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   997   Designing a New Ionomer from Scratch: Pushing Polypoms to the Limit A. M. Herring, J. L. Horan, M. Kuo, S. Dec (Colorado School of Mines), M. Frey, H. Ren (3M), and A. S. Perdue (Colorado School of Mines)
08:20   998   Composite Proton Conductive Membranes for Elevated Temperature and Reduced Relative Humidity PEMFC E. Chalkovaa, C. Wang, S. Komarneni, J. Lee, M. Fedkin, and S. Lvov (Penn State University)
08:40   999   New Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Proton Conducting Membranes Based on Nafion and [(ZrO2)•(Ta2O5)0.119] Oxide Core-shell Nanofiller V. Di Noto, S. Lavina, M. Piga, E. Negro (University of Padova), and G. Pace (ISTM-CNR)
09:00   1000   Nafion/Acid Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanocomposite Membrane for High Temperature PEMFCs Z. Chen and R. Hsu (University of Waterloo)
09:20   1001   Design and Development of High-Performance Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Fuel Cell Membranes C. Laberty-Robert, O. Sel (UPMC Paris VI), K. Valle, F. Perreira (CEA-Le Ripault), and C. Sanchez (UPMC Paris VI)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1002   Nanoscale Membrane Based on Filled Nanoporous Anodic Alumina with Polymeric Nanocomposite for H2/O2 Fuel Cell M. Mohajeri, H. Omidvar, M. M. Hasani-Sadrabadi, S. Tabaian, and M. Alfi (Amirkabir University of Technology)
10:20   1003   Functionalized Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Membranes Investigated by AC-Electrogravimetry C. Debiemme-Chouvy (Université Pierre et Marie Curie), C. Gabrielli (CNRS), C. Laberty-Robert (UPMC Paris VI), H. Perrot (CNRS), L. To Thi Kim (Université Pierre et Marie Curie), and O. Sel (UPMC Paris VI)
10:40   1004   Molecular Level Investigation of PBI Based High Temperature Fuel Cells C. Cheng, P. Sui, N. Djilali (University of Victoria), and A. Su (Yuan Ze University|Fuel Cell Center)
11:00   1005   Proton Dynamics in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, Sulfonated Polyether Sulfone: A Computational Study Y. Choe (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology), E. Tsuchida, T. Ikeshoji, A. Ohira, and K. Kidena (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
11:20   1006   Water Sorption and Transport Properties of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: New Insights from Theory A. Roudgar (Simon Fraser University), C. Monroe (University of Michigan), and M. H. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
11:40   1007   On the Mechanism of Proton Transport in Model Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations B. Habenicht and S. J. Paddison (University of Tennessee)
 

Hall P (D442/3), Level U2 - Blue

D31 Direct Fuel Cells - Catalysis I

Co-Chairs: R. Adzic and T. Jarvi
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
09:00   1008   Some New Results with Ternary Pt/Rh/SnO2 Electrocatalysts for Oxidizing Ethanol to CO2 M. Li, A. Kowal, E. Sutter, K. Sasaki, M. Vukmirovic (Brookhaven National Laboratory), N. Marinkovic (University of Delaware), P. Liu, and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
09:20   1009   Platinum/Tin Oxide: Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrocatalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell Z. Chen and R. Hsu (University of Waterloo)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1010   Ethanol and Methanol: Adsorption Rates and Rates of Intermediate Formation at Pt Single Crystal Electrodes A. A. Abd El Salehin, B. Lanova, and H. Baltruschat (University of Bonn)
10:20   1011   Mechanistic Aspects of Ethanol Electro-oxidation in Unsupported Platinum Nanoparticles D. A. Cantane and E. R. Gonzalez (IQSC-USP)
10:40   1012   High Throughput Screening of Ethanol Oxidation Catalysts D. Stevens, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Sanderson, E. Moreau, and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
11:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
11:20   1013   Ethanol Electro-oxidation on PtRu and PtRh Mixed-Monolayer Deposited on Au Nanoparticles F. H. Lima (Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos)
11:40   1014   Activity of Pt-Sn Catalyst Prepared by Reactive Spray Deposition Technology for Ethanol Electro-oxidation K. Fatih, R. Neagu, V. Alazate, V. Neburchilov, R. Maric, and W. Haijiang (National Research Council Canada)
 

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A32 MEA Performance and Component Diagnostics - III: Catalyst Layers

Co-Chairs: Cynthia Rice-York and Zhong Xie
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1015   Sub-millimeter Current Density Distribution in PEFC at Sub-zero Temperatures T. Colinart and F. N. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:20   1016   Active Area Determination for Porous Pt-Electrodes Used in PEM Fuel Cells: Temperature and Humidity Effects R. Wreland Lindström, K. Korstdottir (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), and G. Lindbergh (Royal Institute of Technology)
14:40   1017   Estimation of Local Relative Humidity and Proton Conductivity in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEMFC J. Gazzarri, Z. Xia, X. Zhao (Institute for Fell Cell Innovation), Q. Wang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), M. H. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University), S. Liu (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation/Simon Fraser University), and Z. Xie (National Research Council of Canada)
15:00   1018   Analysis of Reactant Gas Transport Phenomena in Catalyst Layers K. Sakai (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), K. Sato (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), T. Mashio (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), A. Ohma, K. Yamaguchi (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   1019   Identification of Dominant Transport Mechanisms in Cathode Catalyst Layers for PEMFC Operated under Low RHs Z. Xie (National Research Council of Canada), X. Zhao, J. Gazzarri (Institute for Fell Cell Innovation), Q. Wang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), T. Navessin, and S. Holdcroft (Institute for Fell Cell Innovation)
16:00   1020   Properties of Catalyst Layers Prepared by Electrospray Deposition A. M. Chaparro, M. Folgado, B. Gallardo, A. J. Martín (CIEMAT), and L. Daza (ICP-CSIC)
16:20   1021   Detailed Analysis of Fuel Cell's Peak Power Performance: Simulation and Measurement Á. Kriston, T. Szabó, G. Inzelt, and I. Faragó (Eotvos Lorand University)
16:40   1022   Codes and Standards for Stationary Fuel Cell Installations and Testing of Single PEMFC as Applicable in the USA E. Ubong (Kettering University)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B32 Catalyst Durability-III: Pt-alloys, carbon supports, etc.

Co-Chairs: H. Gasteiger and B. Popov
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1023   Degradation Studies of PEMFC Cathodes Based on Different Types of Carbon M. Wesselmark, C. Lagegren (KTH), and G. Lindbergh (Royal Institute of Technology)
14:20   1024   Durability of Pt/Graphitized Carbon Cathode Catalysts Prepared by Nanocapsule Method H. Uchida, T. Akiyama, H. Yano, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
14:40   1025   Development of High Durability and High Performance Catalysts Utilizing Functionalized Carbons for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells J. Xie, M. Wang, F. Xu (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), and A. Saab (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
15:00   1026   Improvement of Electrochemical Stability of Carbonaceous Materials for Fuel Cells by Using Metal Oxide Deposition K. Miyazaki, M. Nose (Kyoto University), T. Kinumoto (Oita University), T. Abe, and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   1027   Development of High Durability Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell H. Jung, P. Ganesan (University of South carolina), and B. Popov (Universtiy of South Carolina)
16:00   1028   Durability Investigation of a PEM-type Unitized Reversible Cell A. Kato, M. Masuda, A. Takahashi (Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.), T. Ioroi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), M. Yamaki (Daiki Ataka Engineering Co., Ltd.), and H. Ito (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
16:20   1029   Stability Study of Carbon-Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells G. Liu (Universtiy of South Carolina), X. Li (University of South Carolina), and B. Popov (Universtiy of South Carolina)
16:40   1030   Performance Durability of Polyaniline-Derived Nonprecious Cathode Catalysts G. Wu and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:00   1031   SO2 Adsorption on Carbon-Supported Pt Electrocatalyst K. Punyawudho, J. Monnier, and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
17:20   1032   Effect of SO2 Concentration and Relative Humidity on Contamination of Cathode and Anode in PEMFC K. Kaneko, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
17:40   1033   Influence of Low Dosages of SO2 and H2S in Air on the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells O. Baturina, B. Gould, and K. Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C32 Theory, Anode, Cathode, and Oxygen Evolution Catalysis

Co-Chairs: W. Schuhmann and C. Hartnik
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1034   Exploring Fuel Cell Cathode Materials with Ab Initio High Throughput Calculations J. Gavartin (Accelrys Ltd), M. Sarwar (Johnson-Matthey PLC), D. Papageorgopoulos, D. Gunn (CMR Fuel Cells (UK) Ltd.), S. Garcia (Johnson-Matthey PLC), A. Perlov, A. Krzystala, G. Goldbeck-Wood, A. Andersen (Accelrys Ltd), and S. French (Johnson-Matthey PLC)
14:20   1035   First-principles-based Reaction Kinetics Model for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt3Ni(111) V. Viswanathan, V. Rai, and H. Pitsch (Stanford University)
14:40   1036   Theoretical Study of the Effect of Ni Doping on Catalytic Activity of Nano-clusters for Fuel Cell Applications P. Shirvanian (Ford Motor Company)
15:00   1037   Theoretical Description of the Nafion/Platinum Interface by DFT Calculations R. Pacheco (Universidade Estadual da Zona Oeste) and A. Rocco (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   1038   The Characterization of Pt-Ru-Co Ternary Catalyst Prepared by Electrochemical Process O. Kwon (University of Incheon), S. Ahn, I. Cho, and J. Kim (Seoul National University)
16:00   1039   Structures and CO Tolerance of Anode PtRu Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells T. Takeguchi, T. Yamanaka, G. Wang, E. N. Muhamad, S. Ye, and W. Ueda (Hokkaido University)
16:20   1040   The Influence of the RuOx Island Size in PtRu Anode Catalysts on the Kinetics of the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Reformate D. E. Ramaker, F. Scott (George Washington University), and C. Roth (TU Darmstadt)
16:40   1041   Synthesis of Pt Nanoparticles on the Vulcan XC-72 Using EDTA-2Na and Various Binary Solvents for Development of PEM Fuel Cells H. Gharibi, A. Heydari, M. Alavi, M. Javaheri (Tarbiat Modares University), and M. Zhiani (University of isfahan industerial university)
17:00   1042   Preparation of Platinum Catalyst on Silver Membranes for PEMFC with Green Electroless Deposition J. Taubert and D. A. Loy (University of Arizona)
17:20   1043   Development of Bifunctional Electrodes for Closed-loop Fuel Cell Applications S. Altmann, T. Kaz (German Aerospace Centre), and K. A. Friedrich (German Aerospace Center)
17:40   1044   Iridium and Lead Doped Ruthenium Oxide Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution T. I. Valdez, K. J. Billings (California Institute of Technology), F. Mansfeld (University of Southern California), and S. Narayanan (California Institute of Technology)
18:00   1045   Electrochemical Characterization of Substituted Perovskites Used as Proton Conducting Solid Electrolyte for Water Vapor Electrolysis K. Rahmouni, C. Deslouis (UPR 15 du CNRS), C. Hodebourg (UPR 15 CNRS), M. Keddam (LISE UPR15), H. Takenouti (LISE UPR15 CNRS), B. Sala, S. Willemin, and O. Lacroix (CNRS)
 

Hall P (D442/3), Level U2 - Blue

D32 Direct Fuels - Catalysis II

Co-Chairs: C. Lamy and J.-P. Dodelet
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1046   The Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol in a Solid Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell (SAMFC) C. Lamy, M. Simoes (Universite de Poitiers, CNRS), C. Coutanceau (University of Poitiers), and J. Léger (Universite de Poitiers, CNRS)
14:20   1047   Direct Oxidation of Alcohols in an Alkaline Electrolyte Environment Q. He (Northeastern University), P. Krtil (J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry), and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
14:40   1048   Improving Oxygen Reduction Efficiency in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells through Structured Catalyst Design J. Yang, J. Xu, M. Saeys, and J. Y. Lee (National University of Singapore)
15:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:20   1049   Ni Effect on the Electrochemical Activity of PtRu/MWCNT Catalysts for DMFC A. M. Valenzuela Muñiz (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados), G. Alonso-Nuñez (Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología), M. Miki-Yoshida (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados), G. Botte (Ohio University), and Y. Verde (Instituto Tecnológico de Cancun)
15:40   1050   Key Parameters for the Preparation of High Performance PtRu/C Anode Catalyst for DMFC Y. Chen, M. Lo, Y. Chen (ITRI), and Y. Chen (National Central University)
16:00   1051   Influence of 2H- or Metal-phthalocyanine Impregnation of Pt/C and Pd/C Catalysts on Formic Acid Electro-oxidation R. Chenitz and J. Dodelet (INRS-ÉMT)
16:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:40   1052   The Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Sodium Borohydride at Palladium Based Electrodes for an Application in a Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell C. Coutanceau, M. Simões, S. Baranton (University of Poitiers), and C. Lamy (Universite de Poitiers, CNRS)
17:00   1053   Cyclic Voltammetry Investigation of Borohydride Oxidation at a Gold Electrode D. M. Santos (Instituto Superior Tecnico) and C. A. Sequeira (Instituto Superior Técnico)
 

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

C32b Perfluorosulfonic and novel hydrocarbon based ionomers

Co-Chairs: M. Schuster and T. Zawodzinski
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1054   Perfluorosulfonic Acid Nanofiber Membranes J. Choi, K. Lee, R. Wycisk (Case Western Reserve University), P. N. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University), and P. Mather (Syracuse University)
14:20   1055   Fuel-Cell Performance of Multiply-Crosslinked Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Prepared by Two-Step Radiation Technique T. Yamaki, S. Sawada, M. Asano, Y. Maekawa, M. Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), L. Gubler, S. Alkan-Guersel, and G. G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:40   1056   Development of Covalently Cross-linked and Composite Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes Y. Zhang, L. Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), J. Tang (Dongyue Shenzhou New Materials Ltd), B. Bauer, W. Zhang (FuMA-Tech GmbH), H. Gao (University Montpellier 2), D. J. Jones (Université Montpellier 2), J. Rozière (Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR 5253), N. Lebedeva (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)), and R. Mallant (ECN)
15:00   1057   New Ionomeric Membrane for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Equivalent Weight and End Groups' Effects on Conductivity M. Maalouf, B. Pyle, H. Ghassemi (Case Western Reserve University), S. Hamrock (3M Fuel Cell Components Program), S. Paddison (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
15:20   1058   Novel PVdF-graft-VIm Based Nano-composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications K. A. Stewart, T. Sookdeo, M. Singh, and H. Missan (University of West Indies)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   1059   Adsorption Structure of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Polymer Layer on HOPG Surface T. Masuda (Hokkaido University), H. Naohara (Toyota Motor Corporation), S. Takakusagi, P. Singh, and K. Uosaki (Hokkaido University)
16:20   1060   Guidelines for Improving Hydrocarbon based Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells M. Gross, G. Maier (Polymaterials), T. Fuller, S. MacKinnon, and C. Gittleman (General Motors Corporation)
16:40   1061   Comparing Proton Conductivity of Polymer Electrolytes by Percent Conducting Volume Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory) and B. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
17:00   1062   Surface Structure Analysis of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane under Water Permeation Process by Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy S. Tsushima, A. Tsubota, Y. Tabuchi, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
 

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A41 Porous Media I

Co-Chairs: Matthew Mench and Adam Weber
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   1063   Study of Wettability and Morphological Properties Effects on Water Percolation in Gas Diffusion Layers of PEMFC E. F. Medici and J. S. Allen (Michigan Technological University)
08:20   1064   Impact of Diffusion-Media Wettability on Polymer-Electrolyte-Fuel-Cell Performance A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology), and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:40   1065   Engineered Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM Fuel Cells M. Blanco, D. P. Wilkinson (University of British Columbia), H. Wang, and S. Liu (National Research Council Canada)
09:00   1066   Drainage and Imbibition Patterns Inside the Gas Diffusion Layer of a PEM Fuel Cell A. Podias (University of Thessaly)
09:20   1067   Evaluation of Gas Diffusion Performance in Wet GDL with 3D Pore Network Model G. Inoue, Y. Matsukuma, and M. Minemoto (Kyushu University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1068   Characterization of GDL Materials for Two-phase Flow I. Hussaini and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
10:20   1069   Effective Two-Phase Flow Parameters of Gas-Diffusion Layers H. F. Gunterman (University of California, Berkeley), A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and J. Newman (University of California, Berkeley)
10:40   1070   Two-Phase Behavior and Compression Effect in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Medium P. P. Mukherjee (Los Alamos National Laboratory), V. Schulz (APL-Landau GmbH), Q. Kang (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Becker, and A. Wiegmann (Fraunhofer ITWM)
11:00   1071   Evaporative Liquid Water Removal from Diffusion Media of PEFC K. Cho and M. Mench (Pennsylvania State University)
11:20   1072   In-Plane Mass-Transport Studies of GDL Variation Using the Segmented Cell Approach D. L. Wood, R. Mukundan, and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40   1073   Effective Thermal Conductivity of Gas Diffusion Layer in Through-Plane Direction M. Kawase, T. Inagaki, and K. Miura (Kyoto University)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B41 MEA Durability-I: Effect of contaminants

Co-Chairs: G. Fernando and H. Haas
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   1074   Influence of Formic Acid Impurity on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance X. Zhang, H. Galindo, H. Grace, P. Baker, X. Wang, U. Pasaogullari, and T. Molter (University of Connecticut)
08:20   1075   Contamination of Membrane-Electrode Assemblies by Ammonia in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells X. Zhang, M. F. Serincan, U. Pasaogullari, and T. Molter (University of Connecticut)
08:40   1076   Mechanistic Investigations of NO2 Impact on ORR in PEM Fuel Cells: A Coupled Experimental and Multiscale Modeling Approach O. Lemaire (CEA (Comissariat a l'Energie Atomique)/DRT/LITEN/DTH/Laboratory of Components for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers, and of Modeling), B. Barthe (CEA (Comissariat a l'Energie Atomique)), and A. A. Franco (Commissariat a l Energie Atomique (CEA))
09:00   1077   The Impact of Impurities on Long Term PEMFC Performance F. Garzon, T. Lopes, M. Nelson, D. L. Wood, T. Rockward, R. Mukundan, T. Springer, and E. Brosha (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1078   Using a Reference Electrode to Understand the Effect of Trace Fuel Contaminants on PEMFC Behavior M. Jung and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
10:20   1079   Development of Contamination-Robust MEA for PEFC H. Kameda (Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.), Y. Tsuji (Panasonic Corporation), and K. Yamada (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
10:40   1080   In-situ Diagnostics for Cell Performance and Degradation J. Stumper, R. Rahmani, and F. Fuss (AFCC)
11:00   1081   Impact of Dispersant on Ionomer Structure and Fuel Cell Durability K. Lee, T. Rockward, A. Labouriau, N. Mack, Y. Kim, and C. M. Johnston (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20   1082   Electrode and Catalyst Durability Requirements in Automotive Applications: Technology Status of a Recent Stack Design and Next Generation Challenges H. R. Haas (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C41 HighTemperature Membranes and MEAs

Co-Chairs: K. D. Kreuer and J. Fenton
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   1083   Membrane Concepts for Medium Temperature Fuel Cells M. Schuster (FuMA-Tech GmbH) and K. D. Kreuer (Max-Planck-Institut FKF)
08:40   1084   PBI/PFSA Blend Membranes Based on "Proton Donor-Proton Acceptor" Concept for High Temperature PEMFC Application J. Hu, J. Luo, C. Agert, and O. Conrad (EWE-Forschungszentrum für Energietechnologie)
09:00   1085   Proton-Conducting Non-aqueous Triazolium-Based Ionic Liquid as Electrolyte for High Temperature PEMFC Application J. Luo, J. Hu (EWE-Forschungszentrum für Energietechnologie), G. Wittstock (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg), and O. Conrad (EWE-Forschungszentrum für Energietechnologie)
09:20   1086   Fabrication of Protic Ionic Liquid/Sulfonated Polyimide Composite Membranes for Non-humidified Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells S. Lee, T. Yasuda, and M. Watanabe (Yokohama National University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1087   Proton Conducting Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for High Temperature PEMFC C. Iojoiu (LEPMI CNRS-INPG), M. Martinez (LEPMI), P. Judeinstein (ICMMO), J. Lepretre, and J. Sanchez (LEPMI)
10:20   1088   Innovative Membranes for PEMFC with Mixed Sulfonic and Phosphonic Acid Functionality N. Donzel, E. Ruiz (University Montpellier 2), D. J. Jones (Université Montpellier 2), and J. Rozière (Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR 5253)
10:40   1089   Regression Analysis of High Temperature PBI Based PEMFC Performance E. Ubong and B. Dimitrov (Kettering University)
11:00   1090   Polysiloxane Based Membranes for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (HT-PEMFC) C. Harms, M. Wilhelm, and G. Grathwohl (University of Bremen)
11:20   1091   Phenylphosphine Oxide (PPO) Containing Polybenzoxazine-Based Membrane with Excellent Electrical and Physical Properties for High Temperature PEMFC S. Choi, J. Park (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), Y. Aihara, M. Takezawa (Samsung Yokohama Research Institute), and H. Chang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
 

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

D41 Direct Fuels - Component and Cell Design I

Co-Chairs: C. Cremers and P. Zelenay
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
09:00   1092   Development of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assemblies Using Sulfonated Polyetheretherketone Mixed Matrix Membranes C. Cremers, F. Jung, B. Kintzel (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT), K. Roelofs, T. Schiestel (Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnologie IGB), and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1093   Simultaneous Measurement of Proton Conductivity and Methanol Permeability for the Development of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Membranes L. Beer, D. L. Olmeijer, and M. C. Lefebvre (PolyFuel, Inc.)
10:20   1094   Investigation of a Double Layer Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications M. M. Hasani-Sadrabadi, E. Dashtimoghadam, and F. Majedi (Amirkabir University of Technology)
10:40   1095   Potential for Dual Ion-Conducting Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells J. York, R. Nagolu, C. Rice-York (Tennessee Technological University), and C. Wang (University of Maryland)
11:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
11:20   1096   Effect of Design and Structural Parameters of Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel Cell Anode Components on Polarisation Performance Curves A. Podias and P. Tsiakaras (University of Thessaly)
11:40   1097   Spatially Resolved Impedance Spectroscopy on Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Considering Fuel Concentration Oscillations in Gas Channels T. P. Sanders, T. Baumhöfer, D. Sauer (RWTH Aachen University), A. Schröder, and K. Wippermann (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
 

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A42 Porous Media II and Bipolar Plates

Co-Chairs: Cynthia Rice-York and Vijay Ramani
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1098   Root-Cause of Hysteresis in Capillary Pressure Curves of Porous Media Used in PEM Fuel Cells Y. Gao (University of Kansas), X. Wang, and T. V. Nguyen (The University of Kansas)
14:20   1099   Effect of Micro Porous Layer on Membrane Hydration Path under Low Humidity Operation of PEMFC Y. Fujii, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
14:40   1100   Influence of Carbon Cloth GDLs on Electrochemical Performance of PEMFCs G. Dotelli, L. Omati, and P. Gallo Stampino (Politecnico di Milano)
15:00   1101   Effects of Surface Irregularities and Interfacial Cracks on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance M. P. Manahan, S. Kim (The Pennsylvania State University), E. C. Kumbur (Drexel University), and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
15:20   1102   Influence of Gas Diffusion Layers with Microporous Layer on the Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells T. Kitahara, T. Konomi, and H. Nakajima (Kyushu University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   1103   Preparation of Fluorine Doped Zinc Tin Oxide Coating Layer on SUS 316 Bipolar Plates by ECR-MOCVD for PEMFC J. Lee (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), J. Park, and D. Byun (Korea University)
16:20   1104   Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites Based on Stainless Steel Having Low Electrical Contact Resistance by Powder Metallurgy J. Choi (Korea Insitutue of Materials Science), J. Choi (Korea Institute of Materials Science), J. Ryu, B. Hahn, W. Yoon, B. Lee, and D. Park (Korea Insitutue of Materials Science)
16:40   1105   Surface Modified Stainless Steels for PEM Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates H. Wang, J. A. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and M. Brady (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
17:00   1106   In Situ Measurements of Contact Resistance and In Situ Durability Studies of Steels and Coatings to be Used as Bipolar Plates in PEMFCs A. Oyarce, N. Holmström (Royal Institute of Technology), A. Bodén (Volvo Technology Corporation), S. Randström (Outokumpu Stainless AB), and G. Lindbergh (Royal Institute of Technology)
17:20   1107   PEMFC Metallic Bipolar Plates: Effect of Manufacturing Method on Corrosion Resistance M. Koc (Virginia Commonwealth University)
17:40   1108   Stainless Steel in-situ Corrosion Testing in a PEFC Multisinglecell S. Auvinen, T. Tingelöf, J. K. Ihonen, and J. Siivinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
18:00   1109   Effect of Tungsten Addition on Electrochemical Property of Austenitic Stainless Steel in a Simulated PEMFC Environment K. Kim (Pohang University of Science and Technology), J. Kim (POSCO R&D Center), and K. Kim (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
 

Hall G, Level U2 - Blue

B42 MEA Durability-II: Effect of operation conditions

Co-Chairs: F. De Brujin and S. Cleghorn
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1110   Accelerated Durability Testing of Perfluorosulfonic Acid MEAs for PEMFCs Using Different Relative Humidities M. P. Rodgers (University of Central Florida), R. Agarwal, B. P. Pearman, B. Li (Florida Solar Energy Center/UCF), D. K. Slattery (University of Central Florida), N. Mohajeri, L. J. Bonville (Florida Solar Energy Center/UCF), H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut), and J. M. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
14:20   1111   MEA Degradation under OCV in a PEM Fuel cell X. Yuan, S. Zhang, J. Ng Cheng Hin (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), H. Wang (National Research Council Canada), K. A. Friedrich, and M. Schultz (German Aerospace Center)
14:40   1112   Electrode Degradation in PEMFCs as Studied in Model Systems and PEMFC Testing F. A. De Bruijn (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands), V. T. Dam (IMEC-NL/Holst Center), G. J. Janssen, and R. C. Makkus (Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   1113   Influence of Operating Parameters on Start/Stop Induced Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells N. Linse, C. Aellig, A. Wokaun, G. G. Scherer, and L. Gubler (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:00   1114   Development of a Durable Startup Process for Startup-Shutdown Operation of PEMFCs Using a Dummy Load E. Cho, J. Kim, J. Jang, H. Kim, T. Lim, and I. Oh (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
16:20   1115   The Impact of PEMFC Performance and Durability on Setting Hydrogen Quality Specifications B. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Lab), J. Ohi (Department of Energy Consultant), G. Voecks, and C. Blake (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
16:40   1116   Electrochemical Filter Design for the Removal of CO Contaminant in Reformate Hydrogen S. Balasubramanian and J. W. Weidner (University of South Carolina)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C42 Improved Carbon and novel catalyst supports

Co-Chairs: P. Bele and M. Arenz
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1117   Alternative Support Materials for Fuel Cell Catalysts F. Ettingshausen (TU Darmstadt), J. Suffner (Research Center Karlsruhe), A. Wolz, A. Weidner (TU Darmstadt), M. Michel (Unité des Matériaux), and C. Roth (TU Darmstadt)
14:20   1118   Development of Novel Metal Oxide Supported Pt Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane and Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells Applications S. Huang, P. Ganesan (University of South carolina), and B. Popov (Universtiy of South Carolina)
14:40   1119   Mesoporous Tungsten Oxide with Mixed Electron and Proton Conductivity G. Orsini and V. Tricoli (Università di Pisa)
15:00   1120   New Synthesis of Mesoporous Doped TiO2 Used as an Electrocatalyst Support in PEM Fuel Cell L. Chevallier (Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR 5253), D. J. Jones (Université Montpellier 2), and J. Rozière (Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR 5253)
15:20   1121   Synthesis of Ta-oxide Based Nano-sized Cathode Catalyst on Highly Ordered Meso-porous Carbon for PEM Fuel Cells M. Shoyama, T. Tomimura (Mie Prefecture Industrial Research Institute), Y. Okubo, H. Nambu (Taiyokagaku Co., Ltd.), M. Lin, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka (Hokkaido University), A. Ishihara, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   1122   Catalyst Structure - Performance Trends for Sibunit Carbon Based Cathodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells N. Lebedeva (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)), A. Booij (ECN), I. Voropaev, P. Simonov, A. Romanenko, and V. Bukhtiyarov (Boreskov Institute of Catalysis)
16:20   1123   Carbon Nanotubes as Support for Heteroatomic Polymer-derived Non-precious Metal Oxygen Reduction Catalysts G. Wu (Los Alamos National Laboratory), L. Xie, T. Zhang, Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside), and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
16:40   1124   Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes as a Novel Class of Catalyst Support for PEM Fuel Cells M. Saha, Y. Chen, H. Liu, R. Li, X. Sun (University of Western Ontario), and S. Ye (Ballard Power Systems)
17:00   1125   Pt/Modified MWNT as Electrocatalysts for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells M. Daletou (Foundation for Research and Technology/Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes), F. Paloukis (Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes, Foundation for Research and Technology), J. Kallitsis (Department of Chemistry, University of Patras), and S. G. Neophytides (Foundation for Research and Technology/Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes)
17:20   1126   Pt Deposited Mesoporous Carbon (Pt/MC) Model Catalysts for Both Cathode and Anode in PEFC A. Hayashi, K. Kimijima, J. Miyamoto, and I. Yagi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
17:40   1127   Modification of Carbon Surfaces for the Improvement of Catalytic Layers M. Weissmann, P. Urchaga, S. Baranton, and C. Coutanceau (University of Poitiers)
18:00   1128   Solvent Dependency of Ionomer Penetration toward Mesopores in Catalyst Supports A. Hayashi, H. Notsu, K. Kimijima, and I. Yagi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
18:20   1129   Columnar Catalyst Support Structures for Oxygen Reduction M. D. Fleischauer (NRC-National Institute for Nanotechnology), A. Bonakdarpour, D. P. Wilkinson (University of British Columbia), and M. Brett (University of Alberta and NRC-National Institute for Nanotechnology)
 

Hall H, Level U2 - Blue

D42 Direct Fuels - Component and Cell Design II

Co-Chairs: C. Wang and P. Bele
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   1130   HPW/Meso-SIO2 as High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells S. Jiang, J. Lu, S. Lu, and H. Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
14:20   1131   Nafion/Tin Oxide Composite Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells F. Chen (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), A. D'Epifanio (University of Rome "Tor Vergata"), B. Mecheri (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), E. Traversa (University of Rome Tor Vergata), and S. Licoccia (University of Rome "Tor Vergata")
14:40   1132   Low Potential Electrolysis of Aqueous Glycerin Using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane H. Yahiro, Y. Matsunaga, M. Asamoto (Ehime University), and T. Yamaji (Shikoku Research Institute Inc.)
15:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:20   1133   Performance of a Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell Stack S. Towne (Pacific Northwest National Lab), M. Carella, W. Mustain (University of Connecticut), V. Viswanathan, P. Rieke (Pacific Northwest National Lab), U. Pasaogullari, and P. Singh (University of Connecticut)
15:40   1134   CO2 Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cells S. Jung, Y. Leng (Pennsylvania State University), and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
 

Friday, October 9, 2009

Hall I, Level U2 - Blue

A51 Misc: Micro Fuel Cells and Stack Operation

Co-Chairs: William Mustain and Ashish Kamat
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   1135   A Miniature Fuel Cell with Monolithic Si Based Electrodes: Adhesion Between Electrodes and PEM K. Horikoshi, Y. Tajima, T. Fujii, and M. Hayase (Tokyo University of Science)
08:20   1136   Laminar Flow Fuel Cells: From Concept to Multichannel Prototype P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), R. Jayashree, F. Brushett, A. Hollinger (University of Illinois), D. Natatajan, and L. Markoski (INI Power Systems)
08:40   1137   Microfluidic Fuel Cells as Analytical Platforms F. R. Brushett and P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
09:00   1138   Fabrication of On-Chip Fuel Cells on Polymer Substrates S. Tominaka, H. Nishizeko, H. Shinohara, J. Mizuno, and T. Osaka (Waseda University)
09:20   1139   Fuel Cell Stack Operation with Low Cathode Stoichiometry with Cells or Sections Fed in Series D. Bezmalinović (University of Split) and F. Barbir (FESB University of Split)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   1140   High Temperature Operation of a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack Based on a New Ionomer Membrane A. Aricò, A. Di Blasi, G. Brunaccini, F. Sergi, V. Antonucci (CNR-ITAE), P. Asher, S. Buche, D. Fongalland, G. Hards, J. Sharman (Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd), A. Bayer, G. Heinz (SolviCore GmbH&Co KG), R. Zuber (Umicore AG&Co KG), M. Gebert, M. Corasaniti, A. Ghielmi (Solvay-Solexis), and D. J. Jones (Université Montpellier 2)
10:20   1141   Development of High-power PEM Fuel Cell Stack Using Thin Metal Bipolar Plates T. Wang, D. Wang, J. Xie, and H. Cao (Shanghai Institute of Space Power-sources)
10:40   1142   Evaluation of Acoustic Emission Technique for PEMFC Diagnosis B. Legros, R. Nogueira, P. Thivel (LEPMI), and Y. Bultel (LEPMI-UMR 5631 CNRS-GINP-UJF)
11:00   1143   Combined Cooling Heating and Power (CCHP) Generation in a Fuel Cell-Heat Pump Hybrid System O. S. Suslu (Istanbul Technical University)
11:20   1144   Gas Purge for Switching of Polymer Electrolyte Unitized Reversible Fuel Cell H. Ito, T. Maeda (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), A. Kato (Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.), T. Yoshida (Daiki Ataka Engineering Co., Ltd.), and Ø. Ulleberg (Institute for Energy Technology)
11:40   1145   HiL - A Tool for Development and Validation of Fuel Cell Stack Models and Prototypes G. Randolf (GRandalytics)
 

Hall K, Level U2 - Blue

C51 Electrode Processes

Co-Chairs: T. Zawodzinski and V. Ramani
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   1146   Fundamental Investigation of the Effects of Ink Formulation on the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) F. Xu (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis), D. Ho (National Institute of Standard and Technology), and J. Xie (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
08:20   1147   Investigation into PEFC Characteristics Using Four-Layer Electrode Catalyst M. Ide, M. Umeda (Nagaoka University of Technology), and H. Ikeda (Graduate School of Kyushu University)
08:40   1149   New Evaluation Method for Effectiveness of Electrocatalysts under PEFC Operation Conditions M. Uchida, M. Lee, H. Yano, T. Yoda, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
09:00   1150   Pt-Co Electrodeposited Electrodes: Surface Distribution and Depth Profile A. J. Martín, A. M. Chaparro, M. Folgado (CIEMAT), and L. Daza (ICP-CSIC)
09:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:40   1151   Preparation of Ultra-Thin Catalyst Layers by Piezo-electric Printer for PEMFCs Applications M. S. Saha, D. Paul, D. Malevich, B. Peppley, and K. Karan (Queen's - RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre)
10:00   1152   Low Platinum Electrodes for Proton Exchange Fuel Cells Manufactured by Reactive Spray Deposition Technology J. M. Roller (National Research Council of Canada), R. Neagu, R. Maric (National Research Council Canada), and Z. Xie (National Research Council of Canada)
10:20   1153   Study of Hydrogen Redox Reactions on Polycrystalline Platinum in Dilute and Concentrated HBr Solutions N. Travitsky, M. Goor, and E. Peled (Tel-Aviv University)