210th ECS Meeting - Cancun, Mexico

October 29 - November 03, 2006

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B6 - Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 6

Energy Technology/Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Battery/Industrial Electrolysis and Electrochemical Engineering
 

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Membranes

Co-Chairs: S.Lvov and K.Tasaki
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 411 Fullerene Composite Membranes for H2FC and DMFC K. Tasaki (MC Research & Innovation Center), J. Gasa, H. Wang (MC Research & Innovation Ctr.) and R. DeSousa (MC Research & Innovation Cnt.)
14:20 412 Recent Progress in Preparation and Characterization of PBI Membranes for PEMFC Q. Li (Technical University of Denmark), P. Noyé (DT'U), J. Jensen, C. Pan and N. Bjerrum (DTU)
14:40 413 Preparation of Self-Standing Composite Electrolyte Membrane by Use of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Silica Matrix K. Sasajima, H. Munakata and K. Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
15:00 414 Ionic Liquid Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for the Unhumidified Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell J. Lee (Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University), T. Nohira (Department of Fundamental Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University) and R. Hagiwara (Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University)
15:20 415 Optimized DMFC Performance Comparison for Modified and Unmodified Nafion Membranes P. N. Pintauro, J. Lin, A. Trivisonno and R. Wycisk (Case Western Reserve University)
15:40 416 Nafion/TiO2 Composite Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells Operating at Elevated Temperature and Reduced Relative Humidity S. Lvov, E. Chalkova, G. Rybka, M. Fedkin (The Pennsylvania State University), D. Wesolowski (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) and M. Roelofs (DuPont)
16:00 417 Proton Conductive Composite Materials with Co-continuous Phases Using Functionalized and Crosslinkable TFE/VDF Fluoropolymers S. Lvov, M. Chung, S. Komarneni and E. Chalkova (The Pennsylvania State University)
16:20 418 Experimental Elucidation of Proton Conducting Mechanism in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane of Fuel Cell by Nuclei Labeling MRI S. Tsushima, K. Teranishi and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
16:40 419 Performance Enhancement of PVA/PAMPS Conducting Composites using High Molecular Weight PVA J. Qiao (National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), H. Ono (The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd), T. Oishi (he Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd) and T. Okada (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
17:00 420 Ionic Conductivity and Fuel Crossover of Multilayer Thin Films for Fuel Cell Application J. N. Ashcraft and P. Hammond (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

Low Temperature and Water Dynamics

Co-Chairs: V. Ramani and R. Kunz
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 421 Behavior of Water below the Freezing Point in PEFCs Y. Ishikawa (NIPPON SOKEN, INC.), T. Morita (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION) and M. Shiozawa (NIPPON SOKEN, Inc.)
14:20 422 Study of Physical Damage during Freeze/Thaw of PEFCs M. Mench and S. He (Penn State University)
14:40 423 Temperature-Driven Water Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells R. Zaffou, H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut) and J. M. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
15:00 424 Dynamics of Water Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells during Start-up in Under-Humidified Conditions U. Pasaogullari and R. S. Fu (University of Connecticut)
15:20 425 Dynamics of PFSA Polymer Hydration Measured in Situ by SAXS A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines), M. A. Yandrasits (3M), N. V. Aieta, R. J. Stanis (Colorado School of Mines), S. J. Hamrock (3M) and D. J. Cookson (APS)
15:40 426 Fuel Cell Evaluation for Dynamic Applications R. Moore (University of Hawaii), K. Hauer (xcellvision, Inc.), G. Randolf and M. Virji (University of Hawaii, HNEI/SOEST)
16:00 427 Parameter Changes During Gradual Flooding of a PEM Fuel Cell through EIS Studies U. Cano (Institute of Electrical Research), A. Ortiz (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S.C), L. G. Arriaga (Institute of Electrical Research) and G. Orozco (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S. C.)
16:20 428 Detection of Critical Operating Conditions for Fuel Cell Applications via Distortion Analysis T. Schaffer, T. Schaffer (Graz University of Technology, CD-Laboratory of Fuel Cell Systems), W. R. Baumgartner (CD-Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems), E. Wallnöfer (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria), V. Hacker (CD Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems, TU Graz), E. Ramschak, V. Peinecke and P. Prenninger (AVL List GmbH)
16:40 429 Water Management at the Cathode of a Planar Air-Breathing Fuel Cell with an Electroosmotic Pump T. Fabian (Stanford University), R. O'Hayre (Colorado School of Mines), S. Litster, F. B. Prinz and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
 

Monday, October 30, 2006

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

PEM VI Plenary Session

Co-Chairs: T. Fuller and H. Gasteiger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 430 Toward the Realization of Sustainable Mobility - Grand Design for an Advanced Transportation Society H. Watanabe (Toyota Motor Corporation)
10:40 431 Highly Durable MEA for PEMFC Under High Temperature and Low Humidity Conditions E. Endoh (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
11:20 432 Exploring the Limits of Sulfonic Acid Based Proton Conducting Membranes K. Kreuer (Max-Planck-Institut FKF)
12:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
13:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
14:00 433 Catalyst Development Needs and Pathways for Automotive PEM Fuel Cells F. T. Wagner, H. A. Gasteiger, R. Makharia and S. G. Yan (General Motors Fuel Cell Activities)
14:40 434 Theoretical Description of Simple Electrode Processes J. Norskov (Technical University of Denmark)
15:20 435 Platinum Monolayer Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts: Design, Activity and Long-term Performance Stability R. R. Adzic, J. Zhang (BrookhavenNational Laboratory), M. Shao (Brookhaven National Laboratory), K. Sasaki, M. Vukmirovic (BrookhavenNational Laboratory) and F. A. Uribe (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
16:00 436 Simulating Nonuniform Properties in Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells A. Z. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and J. Newman (University of California, Berkeley)
16:40 437 Neutron Radiography and Tomography Facilities and Experiments to Analyze In-Situ PEM Fuel Cell Performance D. Jacobson, D. Hussey and M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
 

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

ORR: Noble-Metals

Co-Chairs: Z. Ogumi and S. Mukerjee
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 438 Pt Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts with High Lattice Strain for the Electroreduction of Molecular Oxygen P. Strasser and S. Koh (University of Houston)
08:20 439 Effect of Thermal Annealing on the Properties of Ptrich Shell-Corich Core Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst J. Do (Tunghai University), Y. Chen (Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.) and M. Lee (Diwan College Management)
08:40 440 Alloy Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts T. He, E. Kreidler, L. Xiong, E. Ding (Honda Research Institute USA), Y. Fujiwara (Ohio State University) and Q. Xu (Honda Research Institute USA)
09:00 441 Electronic and Local Structures of Pt and Pt-alloy Electrodes and Their Electrochemical Performances for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Y. Uchimoto, K. Amezawa, T. Kinumoto and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
09:20 442 Towards Improving the Performance of PEM Fuel Cell by Using Mix Metals Electrodes Prepared by Dual Ion Beam Assisted Deposition A. F. Gulla (PEMEAS USA), R. Allen (E-TEK Div. PEMEAS USA) and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Membrane Degradation Mechanisms

Co-Chairs: S. Cleghorn and H. Liu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 443 Chemical Durability Studies of PFSA Polymers and Model Compounds under Mimic Fuel Cell Condition D. A. Schiraldi, C. Zhou and T. Zawodzinski Jr (Case Western Reserve University)
08:40 444 The Origin and Fate of Peroxide in PEM Fuel Cells R. Subbaraman, T. A. Zawodzinski, R. Edwards (Case Western Reserve University), M. C. Pelsozy (Case Western Reserve), D. A. Schiraldi, C. Zhou and R. Sidik (Case Western Reserve University)
09:00 445 Degradation Analysis of Nafion Membrane Assembled with Commercial Electrocatalysts. A. F. Gulla (PEMEAS USA), N. Hakim, S. Mukerjee, N. Ramaswamyand (Northeastern University) and R. Allen (E-TEK Div. PEMEAS USA)
09:20 446 New Evaluation Method for Degradation Rate of Polymer Electrolytes H. Uchida, M. Aoki and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 447 Impact of Gas Partial Pressure on PEMFC Chemical Degradation H. Liu (Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC), J. Zhang, F. Coms (GMFCA), W. Gu (Fuel Cell Activities, General Motors), B. Litteer (GMFCA) and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Fuel Cell Activities)
10:40 448 Membrane Degradation Mechanisms in PEMFCs V. Mittal, H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut) and J. M. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
11:00 449 Phenomenon Analysis of PEFC for Automotive Use(1) Membrane Degradation Behavior during OCV Test A. Ohma, S. Suga, S. Yamamoto and K. Shinohara (NISSAN)
11:20 450 Effective Testing Matrix for Studying Membrane Durability in PEM Fuel Cells: Part I. Chemical Durability W. Liu and M. Crum (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)
11:40 451 Effect of Water Activity on the Durability of PEM Fuel Cells. II. H2O2 Kinetics on Pt Alloys V. A. Sethuraman, J. Weidner (University of South Carolina), A. Haug, S. Modi and L. Protsailo (UTC Power)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

Gas Diffusion Layers

Co-Chairs: T. Nguyen and M. Mench
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:05 452 Capillary Pressure and Permeability of Gas Diffusion Layers: Measurement and Pore Network Modeling M. Ioannidis, J. Gostick (University of Waterloo), M. Fowler (Univesity of Waterloo) and M. Pritzker (University of Waterloo)
08:40 453 Probing Effects of GDL Microstructure on Liquid Water Transport by Pore Network Modeling P. Sinha (Pennsylvania State University) and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
09:00 454 Analysis of Gas Diffusion Layer and Flow Field Design using Neutron Radiography K. Yoshizawa, K. Ikezoe, Y. Tasaki (NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. Nissan Research Center), D. Kramer, E. Lehmann and G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
09:20 455 Characterization of Expanded Graphite Gas Diffusion Layers M. S. Yazici, F. Frate and R. Wayne (Graftech International)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 456 Water Transport in Gas Diffusion Layers of PEMFCs S. Litster (Stanford University), A. Bazylak, D. Sinton and N. Djilali (University of Victoria)
10:20 457 Capillary Pressure Measurements of the Gas Diffusion and Catalyst Layers in PEMFCs T. V. Nguyen, G. Lin, H. Ohn (University of Kansas), D. Hussey, D. Jacobson and M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
10:40 458 In situ Cross-sectional Observation of GDL M. Maeda, M. Shiozawa (NIPPON SOKEN, Inc.), T. Ochi and H. Nakaji (Toyota Motor Corporation)
11:00 459 Two-Phase Transport Properties and Transport Simulation of the Gas Diffusion Layer of a PEFC T. Koido, T. Furusawa, K. Moriyama and K. Takato (Honda R&D Co.,Ltd.)
11:20 460 Water Phase Distribution in the Gas Diffusion Layer along a Serpentine Flow Field of a PEMFC S. Shimpalee, M. J. Martinez and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
11:40 461 Diffusion Media and Interfacial Effects on Fluid Storage and Transport in Fuel Cell Porous Media and Flow Channels M. Mench, A. Turhan, J. Kowal, K. Heller and J. Brenizer (Penn State University)
 

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

ORR:Noble-Metals

Co-Chairs: A. Wieckowski and V. Stamenkovic
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 462 Superior Cathode Catalysts: From Extended to Nanoscale Surfaces V. Stamenkovic and N. Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
10:20 463 Acid Stability and Oxygen Reduction Activity of Magnetron-Sputtered Pt1-xTax (0 < x < 1) Films A. Bonakdarpour, R. Lobel and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
10:40 464 Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Platinum/Tantalum Phosphate Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells O. A. Baturina (Nova Research/Naval Research Laboratory), Y. Garsany, T. Schull and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
11:00 465 Hexaboride Ceramics as PEMFC Cathode Supports E. L. Brosha, M. Wilson, F. Garzon, C. Johnston and F. A. Uribe (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20 466 In-Situ X-Ray Spectroscopy of Ruthenium Nanoparticle Modified with Selenium for Oxygen Reduction Reaction H. You (Argonne National Laboratory), J. Inukai (Yamanashi University, Japan), A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and K. Chang (ANL)
11:40 467 Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis at Chalcogen-modified Ruthenium Cathodes P. Zelenay, J. Choi, C. Johnston (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. Babu, A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and N. Alonso-Vante (University of Poitiers)
 

ORR: Non-noble Metals

Co-Chairs: S.Fiechter and J-P. Dodelet
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 468 Fe-Based Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction: Functionalization of Carbon Black and Importance of the Microporosity M. Lefevre, F. Jaouen, J. Dodelet (inrs-emt), X. H. Li, K. Chen and A. Hay (McGill)
14:20 469 Influence of the Molecular and Mesoscopic Structure on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Pyrolysed CoTMPP in the Oxygen Reduction P. Bogdanoff, I. Herrmann, U. Koslowski (HMI-Berlin), S. Fiechter (Hahn Meitner Institute) and C. Krämer (HMI-Berlin)
14:40 470 Co-C-N Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Prepared by Combinatorial Magnetron Sputter Deposition R. Yang, J. R. Dahn, A. Bonakdarpour and E. Easton (Dalhousie University)
15:00 471 Improvement of Fe/N/C-Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in PEM Fuel Cells: Maximizing the Disordered Phase in the Carbon Black Support S. Ruggeri (INRS) and J. Dodelet (inrs-emt)
15:20 472 Manganese Oxide/Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for ORR in Alkaline Medium: Mechanism I. Roche (INPG), M. Chatenet, E. Chainet (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble) and J. Vondrák (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

Stack and System Modeling

Co-Chairs: A. Weber and T. Nguyen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 473 Proton Exchange Membraines: Polymeric Versus Solid State F. B. Prinz (Stanford University)
14:30 474 Numerical Evaluation of Effective Gas Diffusivity - Saturation Dependence of Uncompressed and Compressed Gas Diffusion Media in PEFCs V. P. Schulz (Fraunhofer-ITWM), P. P. Mukherjee (The Pennsylvania State University), J. Becker, A. Wiegmann (Fraunhofer-ITWM) and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
14:50 475 Simple Model for the Water Phase Distribution in the Gas Diffusion Layer of a PEMFC Cathode M. J. Martinez, S. Shimpalee and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
15:10 476 Modeling of Catalyst Layer Surface Coverage and Volume Blockage Owing to Liquid Water in a PEFC P. P. Mukherjee and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
15:30 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:50 477 Numerical Investigation of Water Transport in the PEMFC Components V. Gurau, J. Mann and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
16:10 478 Macroscopic Modeling and Simulation for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells M. Yoneda, Y. Tago, K. Suzuki, M. Takimoto (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.) and E. Ejiri (Chiba Institute of Technology)
16:30 479 A Simulation of Two-Phase Flow inside Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells M. Yoneda, K. Suzuki and M. Takimoto (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.)
16:50 480 Stack Models and Designs for Improving Fuel Cell Startup From Freezing Temperatures R. Bradean (Ballard Power Systems), H. Haas (Ballard Power System), K. Eggen, C. Richards and T. Vrba (Ballard Power Systems)
17:10 481 Combined Heat and Mass Transfer Model of a Passive Air Breathing Fuel Cell Cathode R. O'Hayre (Colorado School of Mines), T. Fabian, S. Litster, F. B. Prinz and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
17:30 482 PEM Fuel Cell System Modeling with Liquid Fuel Processing and Hydrogen Membranes A. Bhargav, E. Shields, J. Pearlman, S. Seyed-Reihani, G. S. Jackson (University of Maryland) and P. Hearn (Ballard Power Systems)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Membrane Failure Mechanisms & Modified/Alternative Materials

Co-Chairs: W. Liu and S. Burlatsky
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 483 Mechanistic Understanding of MEA Mechanical Failure Modes S. Burlatsky, D. Condit, M. Gummalla, N. Gupta (United Technologies Research Center), X. Huang, R. Solasi, Y. Zou, K. Reifsnider (University of Connecticut), T. Madden (UTCPower), V. Atrazev and M. Alev (Russian Academy of Science)
14:20 484 Effective Testing Matrix for Studying Membrane Durability in PEM Fuel Cells: Part 2. Mechanical Durability and Combined Mechanical and Chemical Durability M. Crum and W. Liu (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)
14:40 485 Fuel Cell Membrane Degradation: Accelerated Testing, Diagnosis, Counter Measures F. Finsterwalder, M. Quintus and M. Schaloske (DaimlerChrysler)
15:00 486 Increased Stability of PFSA Proton Exchange Membranes Under Fuel Cell Operation by the Decomposition of Peroxide Catalyzed by Heteropoly Acids. A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines), H. M. Gregory (3M), M. Fanqin (CSM), N. V. Aieta, J. L. Horan (Colorado School of Mines), M. H. Frey (CSM) and S. J. Hamrock (3M)
15:20 487 MEA Durability Test of PEM Fuel Cells at 100oC and 25%RH H. Xu, M. Wu, Y. Liu, V. Mittal, F. Kassim, B. Vieth, L. Bonville, H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut) and J. M. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 488 High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells with Polybenzoxazine-Based Membrane for Enhanced Durability with Excellent Electrical and Physical Properties S. Choi, W. Jeon, H. Sun, D. Lee, D. Seung (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) and H. Ishida (Case Western Reserve University)
16:20 489 Aging Tests of Radiation Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes L. Gubler, M. Slaski, A. Wokaun and G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:40 490 Extended PEMFC Durability From Membrane Electrode Assemblies Based On A New Reinforced Membrane T. R. Ralph and D. Barnwell (Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells)
 

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

ORR:Non-noble Metals

Co-Chairs: B. Popov and J.P. Dodelet
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
16:00 491 Thermally Treated Fe-C-N Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Prepared by Vacuum Deposition E. Easton, A. Bonakdarpour, R. Yang, D. Stevens (Dalhousie University), D. O'Neill, G. Vernstrom, D. O'Brien, A. Schmoeckel, T. Wood, R. Atanasoski (3M) and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
16:20 492 XAFS Study of Heat-Treated Cobalt Tetraphenylporphyrin Supported on Active Carbon K. Hiroshima (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.), T. Nonaka, T. Asaoka and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.)
16:40 493 Sputtered Ta-Ni-C as an Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction R. Yang, J. R. Dahn and A. Bonakdarpour (Dalhousie University)
17:00 494 Non-Platinum Cathode Based on Tantalum for PEFC J. Kim, A. Ishihara, S. Mitsushima, N. Kamiya and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
17:20 495 Non Noble Metal Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Medium S. P. Kumaraguru, V. Nallathambi and B. Popov (University of South Carolina)
 

Universal Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Expo Center

PEM VI Poster, Membranes

Co-Chairs: T. Zawodzinski and T. Fuller
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o 496 Structure and Dynamics at Minimally Hydrated Arrays of Acid-Functionalized Surface Groups as a Model for Fuel Cell Membranes A. Roudgar, S. Narasimachary and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
o 497 Anhydrous Proton Conducting Membranes for High Temperature PEFCs J. Kim, T. Mori (National Institute for Materials Science) and I. Honma (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
o 498 Quantum Chemistry and MD Simulation Studies of Fluorinated Ionomers O. Borodin (University of Utah) and G. Smith (Univeristy of Utah)
o 499 Nano-Structure Controlled Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications Prepared by Ion Beam Irradiation T. Yamaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Kozone (Gunma University), A. Hiroki, M. Asano (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), H. Kubota (Gunma University) and M. Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
o 500 Synthesis, Ionic Conductivity, and Thermal Properties of Hyperbranched Polymer with Phosphonic Acid Groups at Terminals for High Temperature Fuel Cell T. Itoh (Mie University) and Y. Aihara (Samsung Yokohama Research Institute)
o 501 Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Membrane Materials for Fuel Cell Applications J. L. Horan (Colorado School of Mines), J. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), S. Dec and A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
o 502 Synthesis, Properties and PEFC Performance of Aromatic Polymer with Pendant Fluoroalkylsulfonic Acid K. Yoshimura and K. Iwasaki (Sumitomo Chemical)
o 503 The Characteristic Change of Water Behaviors in PEFC Membranes after Heating A. Y. Nosaka (Nagaoka University of Technology), S. Watanabe, I. Toyoda (Advanced Technology Research Center, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.) and Y. Nosaka (Nagaoka University of Technology)
o 504 A Proton Conducting Electrolyte based on Novel Polyparabanic Acid Doped by H3PO4 for Medium Temperature PEMFC. Y. Aihara and A. Sonai (Samsung Yokohama Research Institute)
o 505 Electrochemical Activity of Ordered Intermetallic PtPb Nanoparticles towards Formic Acid and Methanol Oxidation for Fuel Cell Applications F. Matsumoto, C. Roychowdhury, V. Zeldovich, S. Warren, F. DiSalvo and H. Abruña (Cornell University)
o 506 Hydrocarbon Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Fuel Cells D. Izuhara, S. Adachi, H. Taiko, M. Kidai and J. Torikai (Toray industries, Inc.)
o 507 High Temperature Membranes for PEMFC Based on Perfluorosulfonic Acids and Ionic-Liquids P. T. Pham (3M Company), S. J. Hamrock, W. Lamanna, R. Atanasoski, G. Haugen, S. Nam (3M), J. Woods Halley and L. Jia (University of Minnesota)
o 508 The Effect of Proton Conductivity of SPEEK Composite Membrane with Organic Compounds for DMFC S. Park, H. Kim and S. You (Chungbuk National University)
o 509 The Effect of Proton Conductivity of SPEEK Composite Membrane with Organic Compounds for DMFC S. Park, H. Kim and S. You (Chungbuk National University)
o 510 The Effect of Proton Conductivity of SPEEK Composite Membrane with Organic Compounds for DMFC S. Park, H. Kim and S. You (Chungbuk National University)
o 511 A Comparison of Styrene and Alpha-Methylstyrene Based Radiation Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes L. Gubler, M. Slaski, A. Wokaun and G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
 

PEM VI Poster, Catalysts

TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o 512 Shape Formation of Platinum Nanoparticles in The Presence of Sulfate Anion A. Hatanaka (Doshisha University), K. Matsuzawa (Keihannna Interaction Plaza Inc.), M. Inaba, A. Tasaka (Doshisha University), Y. Iriyama and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
o 513 Improvement of PEMFC's Power Performance by Electrophoretic Deposition of Pt/MWNT Nanocatalysts R. Louh and F. Tsai (Feng Chia University)
o 514 In-Situ Synchrotron SAXS and XRD Measurements on Electrochemical Dealloying of Pt-Alloy Nanoparticles for ORR Electrocatalysts J. E. Leisch (SSRL), M. Toney (SSRL, SLAC), P. Strasser, S. Koh and C. Yu (University of Houston)
o 515 Degradation of Pt-Ru Catalyst in PEFCs H. Yamada, A. Tasaka and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o 516 Remote Voltage Generation through Sono-Electrochemical Process on Platinum Surface H. Kim (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
o 517 Preparation and Characterization of Pt Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon Fiber by Growth of Carbon Nanofiber S. Park and Y. Shul (Yonsei university)
o 518 Sub-Stoichiometric Titanium Oxides as Platinum Support for PEM Fuel Cells T. Ioroi, H. Senoh (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technologies (AIST)), Z. Siroma (National Institute of Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology), S. Yamazaki, N. Fujiwara (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technologies (AIST)), K. Yasuda and K. Tanimoto (National Institute of Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology)
o 519 Electroactive Alcohol-Tolerant Pt-Alloys F. Rodriguez-Varela (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados-Unidad Saltillo) and O. Savadogo (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
o 520 Preparation or Nanosized Platinum Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells E. Modica, P. Creti' (CNR-ITAE), A. Stassi (CNR ITAE), R. Ornelas (CNR-ITAE), V. Antonucci (CNR ITAE) and A. S. Arico (CNR-ITAE)
o 521 A Pyrochlore-Type Oxide Electrocatalyst for DMFC T. Otsubo, S. Takase and Y. Shimizu (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
o 522 Size and Composition Distribution Dynamics of Pt Alloy Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts Probed Using Small Angle X-ray Scattering S. Koh, C. Yu (University of Houston), J. E. Leisch (SSRL), M. Toney (SSRL, SLAC) and P. Strasser (University of Houston)
o 523 Oxygen Reduction Reaction and PEM Fuel Cell Performance of a Chalcogenide Platinum Material G. Alonso (Research Center on Advanced Materials, S. C.), Y. Gochi (Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, S.C.), R. Barbosa, L. G. Arriaga (Institute of Electrical Research) and N. Alonso (Lab. Electrocatalyse, UMR-CNRS 6503)
o 524 Raman Study on Pt/C Electrode in Aqueous Solution A. Mineshige (University of Hyogo), N. Ohata, T. Tanaka, M. Kobune and T. Yazawa (Univ. Hyogo)
o 525 Structural Analysis and ORR Activity of Cathode Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells H. Yoshida, T. Kinumoto, K. Amezawa, Y. Uchimoto and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
o 526 Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction at Sol Derived [Co-N-C]-Based Catalysts in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells A. Mani and V. Birss (University of Calgary)
o 527 Pt - Ru Deposition on MWCNT for PEM Fuel Cell Y. Verde (Instituto Tecnologico de Cancun), R. Gómez-Vargas, G. Gonzalez (CIMAV), G. Alonso (Research Center on Advanced Materials, S. C.), L. Torres and G. Rosado (Instituto Tecnologico de Cancun)
o 528 Pulsed Laser Deposited Pt-Ru Nanoparticles for Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells C. Hamel (INRS), D. Guay and M. Chaker (INRS - Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications)
o 529 Dry Synthesis of Pt Alloy Core/Shell Structures for PEM Fuel Cell Applications P. Pietrasz (Case Western Reserve University), M. C. Pelsozy (Case Western Reserve), R. Sankaran and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
o 530 Improvement of PEM Fuel Cell Performance Using Low Equivalent Weight Ionomers and Pt-Co/C in the Cathode H. Xu, H. R. Kunz (University of Connecticut) and J. M. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
 

PEM VI Poster, Components and Cells

TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o 531 A Thin-Film/Agglomerate Model of Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell Cathode K. Yin (Yuan-Ze University)
o 532 Membrane Electrode Assembly for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell D. Izuhara, S. Adachi, H. Taiko, M. Kidai and J. Torikai (Toray industries, Inc.)
o 533 Operation of PEMFC Under Non-Humidified Condition Using Silica Composite Electrode Approach S. Lee (KIST), V. Singaram (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), H. Kim, E. Cho, H. Ha, I. Oh and T. Lim (KIST)
o 534 Modeling of Triple-Phase Boundary of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells by using Pt Supported Carbon Electrode T. Hirai, T. Kinumoto (Kyoto University), K. Kikuchi (The University of Shiga Prefecture), K. Amezawa, Y. Uchimoto and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
o 535 Diagnostics of Cathode Flooding in a Segmented PEMFC with Local Reference Electrodes Z. Siroma (National Institute of Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology), J. Takahashi (Doshisha University), K. Yasuda, K. Tanimoto (National Institute of Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology), M. Inaba and A. Tasaka (Doshisha University)
o 536 A Multi-Scale Approach for the Simulation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells M. Yoneda, Y. Tago, K. Suzuki and M. Takimoto (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.)
o 537 Nafion Quantity Variation on Electrodes used in SPE Electrolyzer L. Morales, L. G. Arriaga, U. Cano (Institute of Electrical Research) and R. Acosta (Universidad de Quintana Roo)
o 538 Impact of Functionalization of Nanoparticles on the Methanol Permeability of Ionomer-Nanocomposite Membranes for DMFC C. S. Karthikeyan (University of Bayreuth), S. P. Nunes (Polymer Technology-I, GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, 21502 Germany), L. Prado and K. Schulte (Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany)
o 539 Preparation of Carbon-Coated Fe-Based Metal for Bipolar Plates of PEFC T. Fukutsuka, T. Yamaguchi, Y. Matsuo and Y. Sugie (University of Hyogo)
o 540 Development of Catalyst and Gas Diffusing MEA Layers for PEFC using Taguchi's Method K. Shigyo and H. Nishiguchi (Mitsubishi electric corporation)
o 541 Gas Difusion Electrodes for PBI Cells Q. Li (Technical University of Denmark), C. Pan, J. Jensen, M. Nilsson and N. Bjerrum (DTU)
o 542 Gradient Catalyst Coating for a PEM Fuel Cell Operation Under Non-Humidification Condition S. Lee, H. Kim, K. Kim, E. Cho, I. Oh and T. Lim (KIST)
o 543 Development of Semi-Empirical Cell Voltage Model For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell J. Choi and Y. Bae (Hanyang University)
o 544 A CFD-Based Modeling of Transport Phenomena in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells D. Suh (Samsung SDI)
o 545 Micro Layer of GDL Using Porous PTFE Film N. Furuya and N. Mineo (University of Yamanashi)
o 546 Investigation of Water Content Distribution in a Single-Channel PEMFC by Environmental-Controlled MRI T. Nanjo (Tokyo Insitute of Technology), S. Tsushima and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
 

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

Nanostructured carbon supports and electrodes

Co-Chairs: V. Hacker and K. Vinodgopal
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 547 Sonochemically Prepared Platinum Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications K. Vinodgopal (Indiana University Northwest), B. Seger, A. Kongkanand and P. Kamat (University of Notre Dame)
08:20 548 Fine Size Control of Pt Clusters on Carbon Nanotubes and The Relationship between Their Electronic Structure and CO Adsorption Strength Y. Kim, Y. Kim, I. Dabo (MIT), K. Ohshima, T. Ooi (JAIST), T. Uruga (SPring-8), K. Kobayashi (JASRI/SPring-8), M. Takata, H. Suematsu (SPring-8), T. Mitani (JAIST), N. Marzari and Y. Shao-Horn (MIT)
08:40 549 PEFC Electrodes Based on Vertically Oriented Carbon Nanotubes T. Hatanaka (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.), H. Nakanishi, S. Matsumoto (Toyota Motor Corporation) and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.)
09:00 550 Effect of Catalyst Support Morphology on the PEMFC Performance M. M. Waje, W. Li, Z. Chen (University of California Riverside) and Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside)
09:20 551 Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber-Based Fuel Cell Electrodes V. Hacker (CD Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems, TU Graz), W. R. Baumgartner (CD-Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems), E. Wallnöfer (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria), T. Schaffer (Graz University of Technology, CD-Laboratory of Fuel Cell Systems) and J. Besenhard (nstitute for Chemsitry and Technology of Inorganic Materials)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Catalyst Activity & Stability

Co-Chairs: K.-I. Ota and H. Gasteiger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 552 Carbon Supported Pt and PtCo Alloys with Improved Corrosion Resistance for PEMFC S. C. Ball, S. L. Hudson, B. Theobald and D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
08:40 553 DFT Study of Activity and Corrosion of Pt-based Alloy Electrocatalysts Y. Fujiwara (Ohio State University), L. Qi (OSU), T. He (Honda Research Institute USA), C. Forst, X. Qian (MIT) and J. Li (Ohio State University)
09:00 554 Structure Determination of Platinum Alloy Particles for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. C. Pelsozy (Case Western Reserve), P. Pietrasz, T. A. Zawodzinski and F. Ernst (Case Western Reserve University)
09:20 555 Dissolution of Ru from PtRu Electrocatalysts and its Mobility in DMFCs L. Gancs, N. Hakim, B. Hult, T. Arruda and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 556 Dissolution of Platinum in Acidic Media K. Ota, Y. Koizumi, S. Mitsushima and N. Kamiya (Yokohama National University)
10:40 557 Deterioration of Pt Catalyst Under Potential Cycling S. Kawahara, S. Mitsushima, K. Ota and N. Kamiya (Yokohama National University)
11:00 558 Accelerated Degradation Tests for Pt/C Catalysts in Sulfuric Acid R. Ornelas (CNR-ITAE), A. Stassi (CNR ITAE), E. Modica, A. S. Arico (CNR-ITAE) and V. Antonucci (CNR ITAE)
11:20 559 In-Situ Time-Resolved XAFS Observation of Pt/C Catalysts on Cathode side of PEM Fuel Cell S. Murata (Toyota Motor Corporation), M. Tada (University of Tokyo), T. Asaoka (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.), K. Hiroshima (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.), H. Nakanishi, S. Matsumoto (Toyota Motor Corporation) and Y. Iwasawa (University of Tokyo)
11:40 560 Size Effects of Platinum Nanoparticles on Activity, Peroxide Formation, and Durability of Pt/C Catalysts M. Inaba, H. Yamada, J. Tokunaga and A. Tasaka (Doshisha University)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

Fuel Cell Systems and components

Co-Chairs: T. Fuller and V. Ramani
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 561 Performance Analysis of Air-Breathing Fuel Cells S. Litster (Stanford University) and N. Djilali (University of Victoria)
08:20 562 Investigating the Role of a Microporous Layer on the Water Transport and Performance of a PEMFC J. G. Pharoah, B. Peppley, H. Atiyeh, E. Halliop, K. Karan (Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre) and A. Phoenix (University of Saskatchewan)
08:40 563 Interfacial and Bulk Thermal and Mass Transport Parameters in Fuel Cell Media M. Mench, R. Ramasamy, K. Cho and M. Khandelwal (Penn State University)
09:00 564 Effect of Anisotropy of Gas Diffusion Layers on Two-Phase Heat and Mass Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut), P. P. Mukherjee, C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University) and K. Chen (Sandia National Laboratories)
09:20 565 Oscillations in the Gas Channels - The Forgotten Player in Impedance Spectroscopy in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells B. Modeling the Wave D. Kramer, I. A. Schneider, A. Wokaun and G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 566 Bipolar Miniaturised Proton Exchange Fuel Cell Fabricated in a Polymeric Substrate G. A. D'Arrigo, C. Spinella, G. Floridia (CNR-IMM), S. Specchia (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) and E. Rimini (CNR-IMM)
10:20 567 Hydrogen Generation from Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride for PEMFC J. Han (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
 

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

PEMFC: Supports and Catalysts

Co-Chairs: T. Zawodzinski and K. Kanamura
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 568 Non-Catalytic Graphitization of Phloroglucinolic Resin at Low Temperature (850oC) H. Kim (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
10:20 569 Estimating Interaction Forces and Studying their Effects on the Structure of PEM Supported Catalysts R. Subbaraman, T. A. Zawodzinski and J. Mann (Case Western Reserve University)
10:40 570 Preparation of Nano-Structured Catalyst Layers on Nafion® Membrane by Electrophoretic Deposition H. Munakata, T. Ishida and K. Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
11:00 571 Ligand-Stabilized Platinum Nanoparticles in Multi-Layer Films as Active Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells C. Kostelansky (Naval Research Lab), J. Pietron (Naval Research Laboratory), W. Dressick (Naval Research Lab), K. Swider-Lyons and T. Schull (Naval Research Laboratory)
11:20 572 Development of High Performance Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen/Air and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Based on Modified Carbon Black Technology G. Rice (Cabot Corporation), J. Xie (Cabot Superior MicroPowders), H. Lei, Y. Sun, A. Kyrlidis, B. Napadensky and P. Atanassova (Cabot Corporation)
11:40 573 Development of Durable, Low-Cost, High-Performance Pt Alloy Elctrocatalysts for H2/Air Fuel Cell Application Y. Sun (Cabot Corporation), J. Brewster (Cabot Corp.), G. Rice and P. Atanassova (Cabot Corporation)
 

PEMFC: Catalysis

Co-Chairs: E. Cairns and E. Stuve
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 574 Probing The Electrocatalytic Interface of Novel Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts A. C. Fojas, P. McGrath, J. Reimer and E. Cairns (University of California - Berkeley)
14:20 575 Quantitative On-Line Mass Spectrometry - A Method to Measure Kinetic Rates of Multi-Step Reactions L. M. Roen and E. M. Stuve (University of Washington)
14:40 576 Hydrogen Oxidation on Partially Immersed Electrode T. Kinumoto, T. Kinumoto, Y. Uchimoto (Kyoto University), K. Kikuchi (The University of Shiga Prefecture), Y. Iriyama, T. Abe and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
15:00 577 Studies of the CO Tolerance for Anodes of PtFe/C in PEMFC E. A. Ticianelli, L. G. Pereira and V. A. Paganin (USP - Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos)
15:20 578 64-Channel PEM Fuel Cell Studies of CO-Tolerant Hydrogen Oxidation Catalysts D. Stevens, J. Rouleau, R. Mar (Dalhousie University), R. Atanasoski, A. Schmoeckel, M. K. Debe (3M) and J. R. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
15:40 579 Distribution of Nafion Ionomer in PEFC Electrodes with High Catalyst Utilization H. Uchida, J. Song and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
16:00 580 Enhancement in Activity and Durability of Fuel Cell Anodes and Cathodes by the Modification of Pt/C with Ruthenium Oxide Nanosheets W. Sugimoto, T. Saida and Y. Takasu (Shinshu University)
16:20 581 Pulse Electrodeposition of Platinum Using Narrow Pulse Width, High Peak Current Density and Various Pulse Waveforms S. Karimi and F. Foulkes (University of Toronto)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Catalyst Support Stability & Impurity Impact

Co-Chairs: S. Ball and H. Chizawa
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 582 Study of Accelerated Test Protocol for PEFC Focusing on Carbon Corrosion H. Chizawa, Y. Ogami, H. Naka, A. Matsunaga, N. Aoki and T. Aoki (TOSHIBA FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEMS CORPORATION)
14:40 583 Degradation Resistant Cathodes in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells S. Ye, M. Hall, H. Cao and P. He (Ballard Power Systems)
15:00 584 Degradation of Carbon Supported Pt Anode and Cathode Catalysts in PEM Fuel Cells T. Okada (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), M. Sugiura and G. Xie (Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.)
15:20 585 Durability Investigation of Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pt as PEMFC Catalyst M. M. Waje, W. Li, Z. Chen (University of California Riverside) and Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside)
15:40 586 Durability of Platinum Electrocatalysts on Carbon Supports in PEFCs M. R. Dowlapalli, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico), J. Xie (Cabot Superior MicroPowders) and G. Rice (Cabot Corporation)
16:00 587 Electrochemical Stability of Carbon Material in Acidic Solution H. Choo, T. Kinumoto, Y. Iriyama, T. Abe and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
16:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:40 588 Impact of SO2 on the Performance of PEMFC Cathodes Y. Garsany (Naval Research Laboratory), O. A. Baturina (Nova Research/Naval Research Laboratory), J. Pietron and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
17:00 589 LANL's Approach to H2/Air and Impurities PEM Fuel Cell Testing T. Rockward (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Valerio (Los Alamos National Lab), F. Garzon and F. A. Uribe (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:20 590 The Impact of Hydrogen Fuel Contaminates on Long-Term PEMFC Performance F. Garzon, F. A. Uribe, T. Rockward, I. Urdampietta (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Valerio (Los Alamos National Lab) and E. L. Brosha (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:40 591 The Effects of Cationic Contamination on PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cells B. L. Kienitz, H. Baskaran and T. A. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
 

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

High Temperature/Materials

Co-Chairs: O. Baturina and C. Bock
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 592 Role of Binders in High Temperature PEMFC Electrode J. O. Park, S. Hong, T. Kim, K. Kwon, S. Suh, M. Cho and D. Yoo (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
08:20 593 A High Performance Pt-Free Anode for Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells P. Heo, M. Nagao, M. Sano and T. Hibino (Nagoya University)
08:40 594 Fabrication and Properties of High Temperature Protonic Conductors J. Martinez, M. López-Robledo, A. Ramírez-de-Arellano-López, C. Real-Pérez (Universidad de Sevilla), J. Peña-Torre (Universidad de Zaragoza), R. Merino-Rubio (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Spain) and A. Sayir (NASA Glenn Research Center, USA)
09:00 595 Metal Carbide-Based Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts as Sulfur-Tolerant Electrocatalysts for PEMFC Anodes J. Pietron, C. Laberty (Naval Research Laboratory), D. Gatewood (The George Washington University) and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
09:20 596 Fabrication of Silicon Based Fuel Cell Electrodes by Selective Plasma Etching J. A. Brito-Neto (Tokyo University of Science - Faculty of Science and Technology), S. Araki, S. Shirako and M. Hayase (Tokyo University of Science - Faculty of Science and Technology - Department of Mechanical Engineering)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Fuel Starvation and Start/Stop Degradation

Co-Chairs: T. Jarvi and M. Perry
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 597 Systems Strategies to Mitigate Carbon Corrosion in Fuel Cells M. L. Perry, T. Patterson and C. Reiser (UTC Power)
08:40 598 The Impact of Carbon Stability on PEM Fuel Cell Startup and Shutdown Voltage Degradation P. T. Yu (General Motors), W. Gu (Fuel Cell Activities, General Motors), R. Makharia, F. T. Wagner and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Fuel Cell Activities)
09:20 599 CFD Modelling of Fuel Starvation and Carbon Corrosion in a PEM Fuel Cell S. Kumar (Ballard Power Systems)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 600 Electrocatalytic Corrosion of Carbon Support in PEMFC at Fuel Starvation W. R. Baumgartner, W. R. Baumgartner (CD-Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems), E. Wallnöfer (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria), T. Schaffer (Graz University of Technology, CD-Laboratory of Fuel Cell Systems), V. Hacker (CD Laboratory for Fuel Cell Systems, TU Graz), V. Peinecke and P. Prenninger (AVL List GmbH)
10:20 601 Effect of Anode Catalyst Suport on Degradation of MEA Caused by Hydrogen Starvation Operation in PEFC Y. Takagi, Y. Sato and Z. Wang (Musashi Inst. of Tech.)
10:40 602 Stop-Start and High-Current Durability Testing of Nanostructured Thin Film Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells M. K. Debe, A. J. Steinbach and K. Noda (3M)
11:00 603 Effect of Shut off Sequence of Hydrogen and Air on Performance Degradation in PEFC Y. Takagi and Y. Takakuwa (Musashi Inst. of Tech.)
11:20 604 Durability and Reliability in High-Temperature Reformed Hydrogen PEFCs T. J. Schmidt (PEMEAS GmbH) and J. Baurmeister (PEMEAS)
11:40 605 Performance Characteristics of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell with the Anodic Supply Mode Y. Lee (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering), Y. Kim, J. Kim and J. Chung (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University)
 

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

Stack and System Tools/Diagnostics

Co-Chairs: T. Nguyen and T. Fuller
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:05 606 What is Learned Beyond the Scale of Single Cells? F. N. Büchi (Electrochemistry laboratory), S. Freunberger and M. Santis (Paul Scherrer Institut)
08:40 607 Plate in-Plane Electrical Resistance Impact to Stack Performance G. Wang, M. Ramani and C. Eldrid (Plug Power Inc.)
09:00 608 Microfluidic Tools for Assessing the Multiphase Properties of Water in PEM Gas Diffusion Electrodes J. Fairweather, P. Cheung (University of Washington) and J. St-Pierre (University of South Carolina)
09:20 609 The Use of Limiting Current to Determine Transport Resistance in PEM Fuel Cells D. R. Baker (General Motors R&D Center), C. Wieser (GM Fuel Cell Activities, Adam Opel AG), K. C. Neyerlin and M. W. Murphy (General Motors Fuel Cell Activities)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 610 Experimental Investigation of the Water Cross over in a PEM Fuel Cell Operating Under Sub Saturated Conditions J. Stumper (Ballard Power Systems), X. Bi and P. Sauriol (University of British Columbia)
10:20 611 Integrated Flow Visualization and Current Mapping of a PEM Fuel Cell J. Stumper and A. Roshanzamir (Ballard Power Systems)
10:40 612 Oscillations in the Gas Channels - The Forgotten Player in Impedance Spectroscopy in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) A. Exploring the Wave I. A. Schneider, D. Kramer, A. Wokaun and G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00 613 Nanoscale Electro-catalytic Current Imaging of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using Conducting AFM S. Buratto, D. Bussian (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA), J. R. O'Dea (University of California Santa Barbara) and H. Metiu (University of California, Santa Barbara)
11:20 614 On a New Laboratory Tool to Study the Real-Time Dynamics of Water in the PEM of a Running Fuel Cell V. Rossi-Albertini (CNR), B. Paci, A. Generosi, D. Bailo and V. Severi (ISM-CNR)
11:40 615 Interpretation of Low-Frequency Inductive Loops in PEM Fuel Cell Impedance Data M. E. Orazem and S. K. Roy (University of Florida)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

Alternative fuel FC's

Co-Chairs: C. Lamy and E. Gonzalez
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 616 Ethanol Oxidation on Pt-Sn Electrocatalysts Supported on Carbon Prepared by Reduction with Formic Acid E. R. Gonzalez, F. Colmati and E. Antolini (Instituto de Química de São Carlos-USP)
10:20 617 Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell Application. A. Di Blasi, V. Baglio, A. Stassi, C. D'Urso, V. Antonucci and A. Arico' (CNR ITAE)
10:40 618 PEM Fuel Cell Durability With Transportation Transient Operation R. Borup, J. Davey (Los Alamos National Lab), F. Garzon, D. Wood (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. Welch (Los Alamos National Lab) and K. More (Oak Ridge National Lab)
11:00 619 Palladium-Platinum Alloys Anode Catalysts for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell S. Blair (Tekion Inc.), D. Lycke (Tekion (Canada) Inc.) and C. A. Iordache (Tekion (Canada) Inc)
11:20 620 Utilization and Transport in Mediated Enzyme Electrodes with Multiscale Supports S. Calabrese Barton, Y. Sun, B. Chandra and J. Hone (Columbia University)
11:40 621 Development of Electrocatalysts for the Solid Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell (SAMFC) C. Lamy (Universty Poitiers - CNRS), L. Demarconnay, C. Coutanceau and J. Léger (University of Poitiers - CNRS)
 

DMFC's

Co-Chairs: J. Weidner and C. Bock
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 622 A Conductive Nb-Doped Titania Supported Electrocatalyst for use in DMFC's Synthesized at Low Temperature B. L. Garcia, R. Fuentes and J. Weidner (University of South Carolina)
14:20 623 Preparation of Carbon Supported Ru-Se Based Catalysts and their Electrochemical Performance in DMFC Cathodes S. Fiechter (Hahn Meitner Institute), P. Bogdanoff, G. Zehl, I. Dorbandt, G. Schmithals (HMI-Berlin) and K. Wippermann (FZJ-Jülich)
14:40 624 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with Extended Reaction Zone Anode A. G. Bauer (University of BC), E. Gyenge and C. Oloman (University of BC, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering)
15:00 625 Free Convection Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Powered by Electroosmotic Pumps C. Buie, D. Kim, S. Litster and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
15:20 626 Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell Application. A. Di Blasi, V. Baglio, A. Stassi, C. D'Urso, V. Antonucci and A. Arico' (CNR ITAE)
15:40 627 Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction at Methanol-Tolerant Modified Electrodes E. E. Kalu (FAMU-FSU COE), D. Waryoba (Florida State University) and P. Kalu (FAMU-FSU COE)
 

Galactic 5, Conference Center, Sunrise

Cell and Stack Concepts

Co-Chairs: V. Ramani and T. Nguyen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 628 Performance & System Impacts of Open Flowfield PEMFCs A. Toro, J. Cross and A. Maggiore (Nuvera)
14:30 629 Evaporatively Cooled PEM Fuel Cell Stack and System M. L. Perry, J. P. Meyers, R. M. Darling, C. Evans and R. Balliet (UTC Power)
14:50 630 Elucidation of PEMFC Electrocatalyst-Layer Surface and Interfacial Phenomena via Neutron Reflectivity D. Wood, J. Chlistunoff, E. Watkins (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico) and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Lab)
15:10 631 Developments for Metal-Carbon Hybrid Bipolar Plates for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell D. Yin and T. Itoh (Tohoku University)
15:30 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:50 632 Water Management by Materials Design and Engineering T. V. Nguyen (University of Kansas)
16:10 633 Toward Electroosmotic Flow-Driven Air Pumps for Miniaturized PEM Fuel Cells D. Kim, C. Buie and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
16:30 634 Spiral-Wound PEM Fuel Cells for Portable Applications M. C. Kimble, T. J. Blakley and K. D. Jayne (MicroCell Technologies, LLC)
16:50 635 Two-Phase Flow in Small Channels and the Implications for PEM Fuel Cell Operation J. Allen (Michigan Technological University)
17:10 636 Optimization of Manifold Positions and Fuel Flow Direction in a DMFC Stack S. Jeong (Samsung SDI), G. Roh, C. Shin, Y. Na, K. Lee and J. Suh (Samsung SDI Co., LTD.)
 

Galactic 8, Conference Center, Sunrise

Durability - Electrode Degradation

Co-Chairs: P. Yu and K. More
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 637 Identifying Degradation Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cell MEAs Via Electron Microscopy K. More (Oak Ridge National Lab), J. Bentley and K. Reeves (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
14:40 638 Degradation Investigation of PEMFC by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Direct Gas Mass Spectroscopy Y. Fujii, S. Tsushima, K. Teranishi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), K. Kawata, T. Nanjo (Tokyo Insitute of Technology) and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
15:00 639 Characterization of the Structure Changes of Catalyst Layer in PEMFC Durability Operations J. Li, P. He, K. Wang and S. Ye (Ballard Power Systems)
15:20 640 Towards Understanding of Degradation of MEA Components for PEMFC Operated Under Elevated Temperature and Reduced Relative Humidity T. Navessin, Z. Xie, K. Shi (National Research Council) and S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 641 PEMFC Component Characterization and Its Relationship to Mass-Transport Overpotentials during Long-Term Testing D. Wood (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Davey (Los Alamos National Lab), P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico) and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Lab)
16:20 642 Evaluation of High Temperature Degradation of Pt/C Catalysts in PEM Fuel Cells A. S. Arico (CNR-ITAE), A. Stassi (CNR ITAE), E. Modica, R. Ornelas, I. Gatto, E. Passalacqua (CNR-ITAE) and V. Antonucci (CNR ITAE)
16:40 643 Degradation Rates of PEM Fuel Cells Running at Open Circuit Voltage T. A. Aarhaug and A. Svensson (Sintef)
17:00 644 CO-Air Bleed Interaction and MEA Performance Degradation Study in PEM Fuel Cells B. Du, R. Pollard and J. F. Elter (Plug Power, Inc.)
 

Galactic 4, Conference Center, Sunrise

DMFC's

Co-Chairs: C. Bock and J. Zhang
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
16:00 645 Nanostructured Materials for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells B. Hwang (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
16:20 646 Advanced Electrocatalyst and MEA Technologies to Boost DMFC Performance H. Lei, P. Atanassova, Y. Sun and G. Rice (Cabot Corporation)
16:40 647 A Novel Ir-based ORR Electrocatalyst with Methanol Tolerance for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells K. Lee, L. Zhang and J. Zhang (NRC-IFCI)
17:00 648 Formic Acid Tolerance on RuxSey During the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Medium L. G. Arriaga (Institute of Electrical Research), Y. Gochi (Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, S.C.) and N. Alonso (Lab. Electrocatalyse, UMR-CNRS 6503)