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FUEL CELLS

Extending operational range

Nature Energy volume 7, pages 128–129 (2022)Cite this article

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Fuel cells with acid-doped membranes must avoid liquid water and humid gas streams to prevent leaching of acid, and so are limited to operating above 120 °C, complicating start-up. Now, microporous membranes offer a chance to confine the acid to their pores, allowing start-up without pre-heating, higher performance and perhaps even extended lifetime.

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Fig. 1: The newly developed membrane polymer and its HT-PEMFC performance.

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    Dirk Henkensmeier

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