Influence of decomposition products from perfluorosulfonic acid membrane on fuel cell performance

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作者
Kabasawa, Akihiro [1 ,2 ]
Uchida, Hiroyuki [2 ]
Watanabe, Masahiro [3 ]
机构
[1] Fuji Elect Adv Technol Co Ltd, Tokyo 1918502, Japan
[2] Univ Yamanashi, Interdisciplinary Grad Sch Med & Engn, Kofu, Yamanashi 4008510, Japan
[3] Univ Yamanashi, Clean Energy Res Ctr, Kofu, Yamanashi 4008510, Japan
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10.1149/1.2964924
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
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The influence of decomposition products from perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membrane on fuel cell performance was investigated by a proposed method. Aqueous solutions of various model compounds, acting as possible decomposition products from the PFSA membrane, were injected directly into a pristine cell, and changes in the cell performance were measured. The injection of sulfuric acid (SA) and perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) decreased the cell voltage, which was attributed to a decrease in the mass activity for the oxidation reduction reaction (ORR). It was found that specifically adsorbed SA and PFCAs blocked the ORR at practical cathode potentials (>0.6 V). (C) 2008 The Electrochemical Society.
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页码:B190 / B192
页数:3
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