Thursday, November 8, 2007: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Grand Ballroom J (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Topical 7: Polymers for Energy Applications (T7)

#534 - Fuel Cell Membranes I (T7002)
Membranes have played increasingly important roles on fuel cells. For fuel cells, membranes are involved in fuel processing in addition to proton-exchange membranes and membrane electrode assembly. In fuel processing, CO2- and H2-selective membranes can be used both in membrane reactor configuration to enhance water gas shift reaction and in the membrane permeation to purify H2, as well as O2-selective membranes can be employed for O2-enriched air production to increase (1) the H2 concentration in the reformed gas from the autothermal reforming or partial oxidation of liquid fuel (e.g., gasoline, diesel and/or jet fuel), natural gas or biomass and (2) the performance of fuel cell on the cathode side. Proton-exchange membranes and membrane electrode assembly, including cost-effective Nafion replacements particularly for 120 – 160oC, are critical to the widespread use of fuel cells. Original and review papers on membranes for fuel cell applications, including (1) fuel processing, (2) proton-exchange membranes, and (3) membrane electrode assembly, are sought. Both fundamental and application aspects are welcome. We will include the papers on fundamental understanding through theory, modeling, and controlled experiments as well as engineering, application and scale-up studies.
Chair:W.S. Winston Ho
CoChair:Chris Cornelius
8:30 AMCopolymers Of Aromatic Polyimides And Ionic Liquid For CO2/H2 Membranes
Pei Li, Maria Coleman, Jared L. Anderson
8:55 AMHydrogen Sulfide And Carbon Dioxide-Selective Membranes For Fuel-Cell Fuel Processing
He Bai, Jin Huang, W.S. Winston Ho
9:20 AMAcid Functionalized Ets-10 For Improved Proton Conductivity
Joseph J. Steirer Jr., Yushan Yan
9:45 AMSpeek-Hydrotalcite Hybrid Conductive Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (Dmfc) Applications
Tae Wook Kim, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis
10:10 AMFuel Cell Performance of Nano-Structured Sulfonated Polyimides
Lijun Zou, Mitchell Anthamatten
10:35 AMWater Sorption, Desorption And Transport In Nafion Membranes
Jay B. Benziger, Paul W. Majstzrik, M. Barclay Satterfield, Andrew B. Bocarsly

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