Effect of contamination towards Proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance: a review on experimental and numerical works
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a well-known energy converter that has low greenhouse gases (GHG) emission, low operating temperatures, and high power density. PEMFC operates on hydrogen (H2 ) as fuel, and oxygen (O2 ) as oxidant. Inverse electrolysis occurs between the oxidant and...
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my-ukm.journal.171932021-07-27T02:04:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17193/ Effect of contamination towards Proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance: a review on experimental and numerical works Muhammad Lebai Rodin, Saiful Hasmady Abu Hassan, Zulfirdaus Zakaria, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a well-known energy converter that has low greenhouse gases (GHG) emission, low operating temperatures, and high power density. PEMFC operates on hydrogen (H2 ) as fuel, and oxygen (O2 ) as oxidant. Inverse electrolysis occurs between the oxidant and the fuel. Then, water (H2O) forms as their by product. Practically, O2 is supplied from the free air which contains not only oxygen but also other gases such as sulphur dioxide (SO2 ), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Meanwhile, the H2 fuel may contain traces of carbon monoxide (CO) as a result from its previous reforming process. This makes PEMFC susceptible to disruption from these particles. These contaminating gases from the free air occupy the reacting sites originally meant for O2 and react with hydrogen ions instead of oxygen ions. While minute CO traces from the fuel occupies the reacting sites for H2 and react with oxygen ions instead of hydrogen ions. Consecutively, the energy output from the PEMFC will be short from its expected numerical value hence a less efficient PEMFC. Hence, this paper reviews recent research on PEMFC under the impact of cathode and anode side contaminants via experimental and numerical works. It is found that CO has more effect to the cell compared to CO2 . SO2 and CO contaminates the catalyst layer while NOx does not. In addition, PtRu/C shows more resistance to contamination compared to traditional Pt/C. This comparative review serves to find out potentials in improving PEMFC operation and solving its mitigation strategies. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17193/1/03.pdf Muhammad Lebai Rodin, and Saiful Hasmady Abu Hassan, and Zulfirdaus Zakaria, (2020) Effect of contamination towards Proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance: a review on experimental and numerical works. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 32 (4). pp. 579-585. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-324-2020/ |
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Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a well-known energy converter that has low greenhouse gases (GHG)
emission, low operating temperatures, and high power density. PEMFC operates on hydrogen (H2
) as fuel, and oxygen
(O2
) as oxidant. Inverse electrolysis occurs between the oxidant and the fuel. Then, water (H2O) forms as their by product.
Practically, O2
is supplied from the free air which contains not only oxygen but also other gases such as sulphur dioxide
(SO2
), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Meanwhile, the H2
fuel may contain traces of carbon monoxide (CO) as a result from its
previous reforming process. This makes PEMFC susceptible to disruption from these particles. These contaminating gases
from the free air occupy the reacting sites originally meant for O2
and react with hydrogen ions instead of oxygen ions.
While minute CO traces from the fuel occupies the reacting sites for H2
and react with oxygen ions instead of hydrogen
ions. Consecutively, the energy output from the PEMFC will be short from its expected numerical value hence a less efficient
PEMFC. Hence, this paper reviews recent research on PEMFC under the impact of cathode and anode side contaminants
via experimental and numerical works. It is found that CO has more effect to the cell compared to CO2
. SO2
and CO
contaminates the catalyst layer while NOx
does not. In addition, PtRu/C shows more resistance to contamination compared
to traditional Pt/C. This comparative review serves to find out potentials in improving PEMFC operation and solving its
mitigation strategies. |
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