Development and evaluation of gas diffusion layer using paraffinwax carbon for proton exchangemembrane fuel cells

L. Cindrella; Arunachala Mada Kannan

doi:10.1002/fuce.200900134

Development and evaluation of gas diffusion layer using paraffinwax carbon for proton exchangemembrane fuel cells

L. Cindrella, Arunachala Mada Kannan

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Abstract

A gas diffusion layer (GDL) with carbon prepared from paraffin wax was developed for the first time to impart hydrophobicity and porosity for fuel cell application. It is also intended to reduce the non-functional binder content in the microporous layer and to achieve optimum performance. The topography of the GDL was examined using 3D digital microscope. Membrane electrodes assemblies (MEAs) fabricated with GDLs of paraffin wax carbon (PWC) based microporous layer were evaluated in proton exchange membrane fuel cell between 50 and 100% RH conditions using H₂ and O₂ at ambient pressure. The fuel cell performance of the GDLs fabricated with Pureblack carbon was also evaluated under identical operating conditions for comparison. It was observed that the MEA with GDLs containing PWC showed excellent fuel cell performance at all RH conditions at 80 °C both with H₂/O₂.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	563-566
Number of pages	4
Journal	Fuel Cells
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.200900134
State	Published - Aug 2010

Keywords

Gas diffusion electrode
Membrane electrode assembly
PEM fuel cell
Paraffin wax carbon

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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