212th ECS Meeting - Washington, DC

October 7 - October 12, 2007

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B10 - Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC 7)

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

Sunday, October 7, 2007

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Pt-Cathode-orr

Co-Chair(s): K. Ota and P. Strassner
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00   370   In-Situ, In-Layer De-Alloying of Pt-M Intermetallics for High Performance PEMFC Electrode Layers:MEA Activity and Durability Studies P. Mani, R. Srivastava, N. Hahn, C. Yu and P. Strasser (University of Houston)
10:40   371   Double-Trap Kinetic Equation for the ORR: Mechanism and Rate Determining Factors J. X. Wang, J. Zhang and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
11:00   372   Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Observation of Ligand Effects on Oxygen Reduction in Ligand-Stabilized Pt Nanoparticle ORR Electrocatalysts J. J. Pietron, Y. Garsany (Naval Research Laboratory), O. Baturina (Nova Research, Inc), K. Swider-Lyons, D. Ramaker (Naval Research Laboratory), D. Gatewood (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory) and T. Schull (Naval Research Laboratory)
11:20   373   Analysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt-Based Electrocatalysts by Using EC-XPS M. Watanabe, M. Wakisaka and H. Uchida (University of Yamanashi)
11:40   374   Oxygen Reduction Activity of Magnetron-Sputtered Pt1-xCox (0 < x < 0.5) Films A. Bonakdarpour, K. Lake, K. Stevenes and J. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
 
Co-Chair(s): P. Strassner and K. Ota
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   375   Theoretical Study of the Adsorption and Dissociation of Oxygen on Pt3Ni Alloys in an Electrochemical Environment P. A. Shirvanian (Ford Motor Co.)
14:20   376   A Density Functional Theory Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Over Pt and Pt-Based Alloys M. Janik (Pennsylvania State University) and M. Neurock (University of Virginia)
14:40   377   Oxygen Electroreduction on De-Alloyed Noble Metal Intermetallics:PEMFC Electrode Preparation and Single Cell Performance Testing P. Strasser (University of Houston)
15:00   378   Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Platinum/Tantalum Oxide Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells O. Baturina (Nova Research, Inc), Y. Garsany (Naval Research Laboratory), T. Zega, R. Stroud (US Naval Research Laboratory) and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
15:20   379   Platinum- and Platinum-Alloy-Supported Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in DOFCs N. Travitsky, V. Livshits, Y. Rosenberg, L. Burstein and E. Peled (Tel Aviv University)
15:40   380   Performance of PEMFCs with Sputter Deposited Pt and Pt Alloy Cathodes E. Kreidler (Honda Research Institute, Inc.) and T. He (Honda Research Institute USA)
16:00   381   Preparation and Application of IrO2/Pt Electrocatalyst for Regenerative Fuel Cells C. D´Urso (CNR-ITAE), M. Lizbeth (Cideteq), A. Di Blasi, E. Baglio, R. Ornelas (CNR-ITAE), G. Orozco (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S. C.), L. G. Arriaga (Cideteq), V. Antonucci and A. Arico (CNR-ITAE)
 

Monday, October 8, 2007

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

PEM 7 Plenary Session

Co-Chair(s): T. Fuller and H.A. Gasteiger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:30   382   Lessons Learned from Phosphoric Acid Electrolyte Fuel Cell Development Pertinent to PEMFCs H. R. Kunz (University of Central Florida)
11:10   383   Water and Heat Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
11:50   384   New Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells M. Emery, M. Frey, S. Hamrock, G. Haugen (3M), K. Lochhaas (Dyneon), D. Pierpont, M. Schaberg and M. Yandrasits (3M)
12:30 Intermission (30 Minutes)
13:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
14:00   385   Dissolution Mechanism of Platinum in Acidic Media S. Mitsushima, Y. Koizumi, S. Uzuka and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
14:40   386   Reactivity and Durability of Alloy Nanocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes P. B. Balbuena (Texas A&M University)
15:20   387   Electrocatalysis of Fuel Cell Reactions on Monometallic and Bimetallic Surfaces N. M. Markovic, D. Strmcnik, D. Tripkovic, D. Vander Vliet, J. Greeley and V. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   388   Enhanced Performance and Durability Characteristics of Hydrogenics HyPM® Fuel Cell Power Products N. I. Joos, R. Abouatallah, S. Burany and S. Quattrociocchi (Hydrogenics Corporation)
17:00   389   H2 Storage for PEMFC Vehicles: Status and Challenge J. Meusinger (Adam Opel GmbH)
 

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - Catalyst Degradation

Co-Chair(s): D. Thompsett and Y. Shao-Horn
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   390   Microstructure and Instability of Supported Pt and Pt-based Alloy Nanoparticles in Low-Temperature Fuel Cells Y. Shao-Horn, W. Sheng, S. Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), E. F. Holby, D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin - Madison) and P. Ferreira (University of Texas - Austin)
08:40   391   Effect of Particle Size and Distribution on Platinum Surface Area Loss in PEMFC Cathodes E. F. Holby (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Y. Shao-Horn, W. Sheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
09:00   392   Pt Redistribution Within PEMFC MEAs and its Consequence on Their Performances E. Guilminot (INPG), C. Iojoiu (CNRS), J. Sanchez (INPG), E. Rossinot (Axane), F. Maillard (CNRS) and M. Chatenet (INPG)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   393   The Impact of Cycle Profile on PEMFC Durability M. Uchimura and S. S. Kocha (Nissan Motor CO., LTD.)
10:20   394   Effect of Scan Range on Pt Surface Area Loss in Potential Cycling Experiments M. Waje (University of California, Riverside), W. Li (UCR), Z. Chen (University of California, Riverside) and Y. Yushan (UCR)
10:40   395   Temperature Effects on PEM Fuel Cells Pt/C Catalyst Degradation W. Bi and T. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)
11:00   397   Development of Stable Pt-Co Cathode Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells X. Li, V. Nallathambi, H. Colon-Mercado, J. Lee and B. Popov (University of South Carolina)
11:20   398   PtCo, a Durable Catalyst for Automotive PEMFC? S. C. Ball (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), S. L. Hudson (Johnson Matthey), B. R. Theobald and D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
11:40   396   Mechanisms of Activity Loss in PtCo Alloy Systems S. C. Ball (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), S. L. Hudson (Johnson Matthey), J. Leung, D. Thompsett and B. R. Theobald (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
12:00   399   An Electrochemical STM Study of Coarsening and Corrosion of Platinum Films Q. Xu (Honda Research Institute), E. Kreidler (Honda Research Institute, Inc.), D. Wipf (Mississippi State University) and T. He (Honda Research Institute USA)
12:20 Intermission (40 Minutes)
13:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
14:00   400   Degradation of the Active Catalyst Surface in Automotive Fuel Cells F. Finsterwalder (DaimlerChrysler AG)
14:40   401   Durability and Activity Study of Single-Walled, Double-Walled and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pt Catalyst for PEMFCs Z. Chen, M. Waje and Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside)
15:00   402   Supportless Pt and Pt-Pd Nanotubes with High Durability and Activity Towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction for PEMFCs Z. Chen, M. Waje and Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside)
15:20   403   Understanding the Anodic Dissolution of Ru from Select PtRu Electrocatalysts During DMFC Operating Environment V. Murthi, T. Arruda, L. Gancs (Northeastern University), B. Shyam (George Washington University), D. Ramaker (The George Washington University) and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems - PEFC Diagnostics: Imaging

Co-Chair(s): Vijay Ramani and Jim Fenton
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   404   High Resolution Neutron Imaging of PEM Fuel Cells D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson and M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
08:20   405   Neutron Radiography Imaging of Simulated Non-Isothermal Start-up of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell R. Fu, U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and M. Arif (NIST)
08:40   406   Imaging of Water Profiles in PEM Fuel Cells Using Neutron Radiography: Effect of Operating Conditions and GDL Composition R. Mukundan, J. R. Davey, T. Rockward, J. S. Spendelow (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, M. Arif (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and R. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:00   407   Analysis of Water Distribution in a Gas Diffusion Layer Using X-ray Computed Tomography M. Maeda (Nippon Soken, Inc.), H. Hamada, G. Tejima (Toyota Motor Corporation), M. Shiozawa and Y. Isogai (Nippon Soken, Inc.)
09:20   408   Investigation of Hydrogen Cross-leak Behaviors in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane by Direct Gas Mass Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging S. Tsushima, T. Nanjo and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   409   Visualization of Membrane Hydration Path in an operating PEMFC by Nuclei-Labeling MRI T. Kotaka, S. Tsushima and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Membranes-Fluoronated Polymers

Co-Chair(s): P. Pintauro and A. Herrig
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   410   Recent Advances in Functional Fluoropolymers for Fuel Cell Membranes R. Souzy (Coatex Co), C. Boyer (University South Wales, Australia), G. David, G. Kostov and B. M. Ameduri (ENSCM)
08:40   411   Crosslinker Effect on Performance Characteristics of ETFE Based Radiation Grafted Membranes H. Ben Youcef, L. Gubler, S. Alkan Gürsel, A. Wokaun and G. G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
09:00   412   Proton Conductive Composite Materials Using Functionalized and Crosslinkable VDF/CFTE Fluoropolymers and Proton Conductive Inorganics M. Chung, Z. Zhang, E. Chalkova, C. Wang, M. Fedkin, S. Komarneni, S. Sharma and S. Lvov (Penn State University)
09:20   413   High Temperature Proton-Conducting Fluoropolymer Electrolytes for PEM Fuel Cells A. S. Rettenbacher, S. Creager, D. DesMarteau, R. Hernandez, I. Sharif and D. Smith Jr. (Clemson University)
 

Materials-Membranes-Aromatic Polymers

Co-Chair(s): A. Herrig and P. Pintauro
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00   414   Ion Containing Multiblock Copolymers: Next Generation Proton Exchange Membranes A. Roy, H. Lee, X. Yu, Y. Li, A. Badami and J. McGrath (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
10:20   415   Multiblock Copolymers for Low Relative Humidity Fuel Cell Operations Y. Kim (LANL), M. L. Einsla, B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory), H. Lee, R. Abhichek and J. McGrath (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
10:40   416   Sulfonated Poly (Arylene Ether) Ionomers Containing Fluorenyl Groups for Fuel Cell Applications B. Bae, K. Miyatake and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
11:00   417   Molecular Dynamics Studies of BPSH-35 D. Brandell (Virginia Tech) and J. McGrath (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
11:20   418   Polybenzoxazine-Based Membrane with Enhanced Oxygen permeability inducing Fluoro containing Benzoxazine Monomer as an Electrode Additive and Binder for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells S. Choi, J. Park and W. Jeon (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
11:40   419   High Conductive Polybenzimadazole Phosphonic Acid Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells I. Cabasso and Y. Yuan (The Michael Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, State University of New York - esf)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems-PEFC Diagnostics: Spectroscopy, Voltammetry and Sensors

Co-Chair(s): Vijay Ramani and Jim Fenton
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:20   420   Water Transport in Nafion® Membrane Measured by Laser Interferometry J. Kim, L. Waller, G. Barbastathis and Y. Shao-Horn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:40   421   In-situ Measurement of Water Vapor and Oxygen Concentration in a PEMFC Channel by Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques Y. Fujii, S. Tsushima and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
11:00   422   Visualization of Oxygen Partial Pressure in an Operating PEFC J. Inukai, K. Miyatake, K. Takada (University of Yamanashi), N. Hiroyuki (Waseda University), Y. Nagumo (Shimazu), M. Aoki (Fuji Electric AT) and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
11:20   423   CO Oxidation from Fuel Cell Catalysts: A Combined Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Study P. McGrath, A. Fojas, J. Reimer and E. J. Cairns (University of California)
11:40   424   Formation of Low Frequency Inductive Loops In Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC) Impedance Spectra Under Sub-Saturated Conditions I. A. Schneider, P. Boillat, A. Wokaun and G. G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
12:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
13:00 Intermission (60 Minutes)
14:00   425   Determination of Electrode Sheet Resistance in Cathode Catalyst Layer by AC Impedance Y. Liu (University of Rochester), M. Murphy, D. Baker, W. Gu, C. Ji (General Motors Corporation), J. Jorne (University of Rochester) and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Corporation)
14:20   426   Stochastic Analysis of Flooding in PEM Fuel Cells by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy S. Roy and M. Orazem (University of Florida)
14:40   427   Pt Utilization Analysis Using CO Adsorption K. Shinozaki, T. Hatanaka and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.)
15:00   428   Electrochemical Characterization of Catalyst Utilization in Half and Fuel Cells H. Xu, E. L. Brosha, F. Garzon, C. Johnston, F. Uribe, M. Wilson and B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:20   429   Distribution Profile of Specific Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane During Load Change for PEFC S. Takaichi (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), H. Uchida and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   430   Spatial and Temporal Measurements of Temperature and Reaction Species in the Cathode Diffusion Layer of a Planar Air-Breathing PEM Fuel Cell. T. Fabian (Stanford University), R. O'Hayre (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), F. B. Prinz and J. G. Santiago (Stanford University)
16:20   431   Development and Integration of Controls for a PEMFC Powered Aircraft R. O. Stroman and A. Kahn (Naval Research Laboratory)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Membranes-Inorganic materials

Co-Chair(s): S. Creager and P. Pivovar
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   432   Novel Glass Electrolytes for Fuel Cells Operating at Low Temperature U. Thanganathan and N. Masayuki (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
14:20   433   Brønsted Acid-Base Ionic Liquids and Ion-Gels for Fuel Cell Electrolytes Under Non-humidifying and Meso-Thermal Conditions M. Watanabe, H. Nakamoto, M. Shiote and A. Ogawa (Yokohama National University)
14:40   434   Inorganic Glass Proton Exchange Membranes H. Kim, S. Prakash, W. E. Mustain and P. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
 

Materials-Membranes-Composite materials

Co-Chair(s): B. Pivovar and S. Creager
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
15:20   435   NanoFiber Network Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells P. Pintauro, P. Mather, O. Arnoult, R. Wycisk, J. Choi and K. Lee (Case Western Reserve University)
15:40   436   Composite Membranes Based on Polyether Ether Ketone and Hydrated Tin Oxide for Fuel Cell Applications B. Mecheri, A. D'Epifanio (University of Rome), E. Traversa (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) and S. Licoccia (University of Rome)
16:00   437   3DOM Silica Composite Membrane Including a Binary Polymer Electrolyte for DMFC H. Munakata, K. Sasajima and K. Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
16:20   438   Advances in Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Proton Exchange Polymer Membranes Incorporating Heteropoly Acids A. M. Herring, S. F. Dec and A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
16:40   439   Basic Characterization of Fullerenes for Proton-Conducting Materials in PEMFC K. Tasaki, J. Gasa and H. Wang (MC Research & Innovation)
17:00   440   Physicochemical and Electrochemical Characterization of Novel High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membranes. M. Daletou (Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes), N. Gourdoupi, N. Triantafyllopoulos (ADVENT Technologies), G. Voyatzis, E. Vogli, G. Neophytides (Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes), J. Kallitsis (Univevsity of Patras) and S. Neophytides (Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes)
17:20   441   Effect of IEC and Loading of Cathode SPEEK Binder on Kinetic and Transport Properties of All-SPEEK MEAs S. Sambandam and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
 

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - Catalyst Contamination

Co-Chair(s): F. Uribe and C. Lamy
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   442   Effect of Pollutants on the Electrical Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells C. Lamy (Laboratory of Electrocatalysis, CNRS - University of Poitiers), E. Favry (CNRS), C. Coutanceau, F. Hahn (Laboratory of Electrocatalysis, CNRS - University of Poitiers), N. Alonso-Vante (University of Poitiers), S. Martemianov and L. Madier (Laboratory of Thermal Studies, ESIP, CNRS - University of Poitiers)
16:20   443   In Situ XAS Investigation of Electrocatalysts Surface Poisoning by Halides T. Arruda, J. Ziegelbauer (Northeastern University), A. Gulla (DeNora North America), B. Shyam, D. Ramaker (The George Washington University) and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
16:40   444   The Effects of Multiple Contaminants on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells T. Rockward, I. Urdampilleta, F. Uribe and F. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:00   445   Sulfur Dioxide Contamination in PEMFCs: Material Balance Approach K. Punyawudho, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
17:20   446   PEMFC Poisoning with H2S: Dependence on Operating Conditions F. Uribe, I. Urdampilleta, T. Rockward, E. L. Brosha and F. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:40   447   Use of a Dual-Pathway Kinetic Model to Assess Sulfur Poisoning of the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction at High-Surface Area Platinum/Vulcan Carbon Electrodes J. J. Pietron (Naval Research Laboratory)
 

Exhibit Hall, Concourse Level

PEM 7 Poster Session

Co-Chair(s): T. Fuller and A. Haug
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   448   Ordered Intermetallic PtPb Nanoparticles for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell Applications F. Matsumoto, C. Roychowdhury, L. Kreno, S. Jeong, F. DiSalvo and H. Abruña (Cornell University)
o   449   Fabrication and Evaluation of MEAs for DMFC by Low Temperature Transfer Method J. Cho (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), D. Ahn (Korea University), S. Kim and H. Ha (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o   450   Effect of Different Types of Nafion Membranes on Direct Dimethyl Ether Fuel Cell K. Cai, G. Yin, J. Zhang, P. Liu and Z. Wang (Harbin Institute of Technology)
o   451   Synthesis and Characterization of Pt-Carbon Nano Capsule Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Y. Chang, P. Wu and C. Tsai (National Chiao Tung University)
o   452   Characterization of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nanoporous Gold Cathodes in PEM Fuel Cells R. Zeis, J. Erlebacher (Johns Hopkins University), T. Lei and K. Sieradzki (Arizona State University)
o   453   In-Situ Studies of Voltage Degradation Associated with Mass Transport Loss During the Durability Test N. Jia, P. He, K. Wang, G. Faubert, M. Dutta, V. Colbow and R. Vohra (Ballard Power Systems)
o   454   Stability of Pt-Ru/C Catalysts: Effects of Ru Content H. Yamada, D. Shimoda (Doshisha University), K. Matsuzawa (Keihanna Interaction Plaza Inc.), A. Tasaka and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o   455   Evaluation of Solid Ammonium Formate Oxidation for PEM Fuel Cells K. Ohyama, C. Kimura, H. Aoki, S. Kuwabata and T. Sugino (Osaka University)
o   456   Effect of the Concentrations and Flow-Rates of DME on Direct Dimethyl Ether Fuel Cell K. Cai, G. Yin, Q. Lai, J. Zhang and T. Yang (Harbin Institute of Technology)
o   457   Study on Self Breathing PEMFC Stack with Fuel Circulation E. Wang, P. Shi, T. Yang and C. Du (Harbin Institute of Technology)
o   458   The Effects of Operating Parameters on the Passive DMFC Performance Q. Lai, G. Yin, J. Zhang, K. Cai and P. Liu (Harbin Institute of Technology)
o   459   Impact of Micromolar Concentrations of Externally-Provided and Internally-Generated Contaminants on PEMFC Reversible Stability A. J. Steinbach, C. Hamilton and M. K. Debe (3M Company)
o   460   A Novel PtSnIr/C Anodic Catalyst for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell L. Cao, G. Sun, H. Li, S. Yan and Q. Xin (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
o   461   Water Sorption and Methanol Permeability in Sulfonated Polyimides/PEGDA Based Semi-IPN Membranes S. Lee, I. Choi, S. Choi and H. Han (Yonsei University)
o   462   Effects of Pressurizing Operation on the Degradation of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in PEFCs K. Asano, Y. Mugikura and T. Watanabe (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)Energy Engineering Research Laboratory)
o   463   A Model Study for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Durability of Pt/C Catalyst in Triple-Phase Boundary of PEFCs T. Hirai, T. Kinumoto (Kyoto University), K. Katakura (Nara National College of Technology), Y. Uchimoto and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
o   464   XAS Study for Degradation Mechanism of Pt/C Catalyst During Potential Cycling Test H. Yoshida, T. Kinumoto, Y. Uchimoto and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
o   465   CO-Tolerant Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Activity at Pt-Ni Alloys Prepared on Ni Substrate H. Inoue, M. Ieguchi, E. Higuchi and S. Nohara (Osaka Prefecture University)
o   466   Performance of High-Density Acid Electrolyte and Analysis of Proton Conduction Mechanism K. Hase, T. Nakano (Toyota Motor Corporation) and A. Koiwai (Toyota Central R&D Labs.,INC)
o   467   Effects of Microstructure of Gas Diffusion Layer on Two-Phase Flow Transport Properties M. Yoneda, M. Takimoto (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.) and S. Koshizuka (Unversity of Tokyo)
o   468   Comparative Investigation on Nano-Sized SiO2 as a Filler for Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) Fuel Cells A. Saccà, R. Pedicini, A. Carbone (CNR ITAE), I. Gatto (CNR-ITAE) and E. Passalacqua (CNR ITAE)
o   469   Artifacts in Measuring Electrode Catalyst Area of Fuel Cells through Cyclic Voltammetry H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Corporation), S. S. Kocha (Nissan Motor CO., LTD.), F. Wagner and R. N. Carter (General Motors Corporation)
o   470   Impact of SO2 on the Kinetics of Pt3Co/Vulcan Carbon Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Y. Garsany (Naval Research Laboratory), O. Baturina (Nova Research, Inc) and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
o   471   Effect of Sulfur-Containing Compounds on Fuel Cell Performance D. Imamura, E. Yamaguchi and Y. Hashimasa (Japan Automobile Research Institute)
o   472   Quantum Chemistry and MD Simulation Studies of Fluorinated Ionomers O. Borodin (University of Utah)
o   473   Perfluoroalkyl Phosphonic Acid Based Proton Conductors for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells M. B. Herath, S. Creager, L. Jin, A. S. Rettenbacher and D. DesMarteau (Clemson University)
o   474   The Electronic Structure and Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt Nanoparticles S. Lee (MIT), Y. Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), T. Mitani (JAIST) and Y. Shao-Horn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
o   475   Evaluation of Coatings and Surface Treatments for Stainless-Steel Fuel-Cell Flow-Field Plates. S. V. Rivas, F. Manriquez (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S. C.), L. G. Arriaga (Cideteq) and G. Orozco (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S. C.)
o   476   Titanate Nanotubes as Inorganic Fillers of Nafion Membranes for PEM Fuel Cell Operating at High Temperatures B. R. Matos, E. I. Santiago, F. C. Fonseca, M. Linardi (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares), R. Lacerda, V. Lavayen, L. Ladeira and A. Ferlauto (UFMG)
o   477   Performance of Nafion-TiO2 Hybrids Produced by Sol-Gel Process as Electrolyte for PEMFC Operating at High Temperatures. E. I. Santiago, B. R. Matos, F. C. Fonseca and M. Linardi (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares)
o   478   Multi-Fuel Capability of Pd and Pd Alloys-Based Cathodes: High Tolerance to Organic Fuels in DAFCs J. Rodriguez Varela (Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo) and O. Savadogo (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
o   479   Grafting of an Aryl Fluorosulfonimide Electrolyte onto Carbon Substrate B. Liu (Clemson University), H. Mei (Loyola College in Maryland) and S. Creager (Clemson University)
o   480   In System Reference Electrode Testing for Cathode Carbon Corrosion R. Dross (Plug Power Inc) and B. Maynard (Plug Power)
o   481   Synthesis of Acid/Base Blend-Silica Nanocomposite Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells K. Yoon, J. Choi, J. Park, J. Choi and Y. Hong (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
o   482   Measurement of Current Distributions in a PEM Fuel Cell with Interdigitated Flow Field G. Zhang, B. Ma, D. Shang, L. Guo (Xi'an Jiaotong University), H. Liu (Xi'an Jiaotong University, Miami University) and H. Sun (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
o   483   Harmonizing of Experiment and Computation Model for Estimating Cell Performance and Water Distribution Inside of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane. C. Moon (Graduate School of Pusan National University), J. Yang (RIMT, Pusan National University, Jangjeon-dong, Guemjung-gu), G. Choi and D. Kim (School of Mechanical Engneering, Pusan National University)
o   484   Novel Technique of MEA Sample Preparation Using a Focused Ion Beam for Scanning Electron Microscope Investigation C. S. Kuroda and Y. Yamazaki (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
o   485   Fabrication of Nano-Templated Proton-Exchange Electrolyte Membrane for Fuel Cell Application. J. Jang, S. Oleksandrov, Y. Lee and C. Chung (Sungkyunkwan University)
o   486   Amorphous Carbon Coated Metal Bipolar Plate for Fuel Cell S. Ishigaki, T. Heishi and Y. SHOW (Tokai University)
o   487   Proton-Conducting Hybrids Membranes Based on Aromatic Polymer Blends C. De Bonis, A. D'Epifanio, B. Mecheri, M. Di Vona (University of Rome), M. Trombetta (University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome), E. Traversa (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) and S. Licoccia (University of Rome)
o   488   Anode Overpotential at Low Pt Loadings for Pure H2 S. Kinoshita (Asahi Glass Company)
o   489   Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbon with Graphite Pore Walls for Electrochemical Application H. Kim, J. Ahn, M. Han, K. An (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), Y. Chu, D. Kim (KCC Central Research Institute) and Y. Shul (Yonsei University)
o   490   Measurements of Effective Diffusion Coefficient of Oxygen in GDLs for PEMFCs Z. Siroma, K. Yasuda, K. Tanimoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), M. Ohta, J. Takahashi, M. Inaba and A. Tasaka (Doshisha University)
o   491   Ru/C Cathode Electro-Catalysts Tolerant to Ethylene Glycol and Their use in DAFCs J. Rodriguez Varela (Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo)
o   492   Cobalt- and Molybdenum-Tungsten Carbides as Anode Electrocatalysts M. Nagai, M. Yoshida and H. Tominaga (Tokyo Univ. of Agri. and Tech.)
o   493   The Use of Lax Sr1-x MO3 as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts S. Donne (University of Newcastle)
o   494   Experimental Determination of Diffusion Coefficient of Water in PEFC Membrane at Low Temperatures R. P. Ramasamy, M. Khandelwal, E. C. Kumbur and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
o   495   H2/Air Fuel Cell Performance of Novel Nafion - Zirconium Phosphate Nanocomposite Membranes T. Zawodzinski, M. Sganappa, M. Pica, A. Donnadio, M. Casciola and G. Alberti (University of Perugia)
o   496   Towards High Active Catalyst Surface Areas on Carbon Nanofilaments - Characterization and Determination Combining TEM and Electrochemical Techniques P. Bele (Technische Universität Munchen), A. Racz and U. Stimming (Technische Universitat Munchen)
o   497   Novel Sulfonated Polybenzimidazole by Direct Sulfonation in Sulfuric Acid J. Peron, D. Jones and J. Roziere (University of Montpellier)
o   498   Migration of Platinum Under Open Cell Voltage: Effect of the Type of Ionomer Membrane J. Peron, D. Jones and J. Roziere (University of Montpellier)
o   499   New Hierarchical Nanostructured Carbons as Efficient Catalyst Supports in PEM Fuel Cells J. Yu, M. Kim, J. Kim, B. Fang and Y. Song (Hannam University)
o   529   Strategy for Carrying out Aging Tests of Fuel Cell Membranes L. Gubler and G. G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - Membrane Chemical Degradation

Co-Chair(s): S. Cleghorn and N.E. Cipollini
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   500   Chemical Aspects of Membrane Degradation N. E. Cipollini (United Technologies Research Center)
08:40   501   Degradation Mechanism of the PFSA Membrane and Influence of Deposited Pt in the Membrane E. Endoh (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
09:00   502   Analysis of Membrane Degradation Behavior During OCV Hold Test A. Ohma, S. Yamamoto and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd)
09:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:40   503   Use of FTIR to Analyze Ex-Situ and In-Situ Degradation of Perfluorinated Fuel Cell Ionomers W. E. Delaney and W. Liu (W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc.)
10:00   504   Observation of Membrane Degradation by In-Situ and Ex-Situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance B. Vogel, E. Aleksandrova, S. Mitov, A. Dreizler, J. Kerres and E. Roduner (University of Stuttgart)
10:40   505   Impact of ORR Electrocatalyst Loading on H2O2 Production in RRDE Experiments A. Bonakdarpour, R. Yang, J. Dahn (Dalhousie University), M. Lefevre and J. Dodelet (INRS-Énergie et Matériaux)
11:00   506   Hydrogen Peroxide Generation at the Pt/Recast-Nafion® Film Interface at Different Temperatures and Relative Humidities. J. Chlistunoff and B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20   507   H2O2 Formation Under Fuel-Cell Conditions C. Chen and T. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)
11:40   508   Pt/Metal Oxide/C Hybrid Electrocatalysts for Degradation Mitigation in PEFCs P. Trogadas and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems-Kinetic and Transport Phenomena in PEFCs-I

Co-Chair(s): S. Calabrese Barton and H. R. Kunz
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   509   Water Sorption, Desorption and Transport in Nafion Membranes P. Majsztrik, B. Satterfield, A. Bocarsly and J. B. Benziger (Princeton University)
08:20   510   Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton and Water Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer S. J. Paddison (University of Alabama in Huntsville), I. I. Hristov and R. Paul (University of Calgary)
08:40   511   Mathematical-Modeling Analysis of High-Temperature PEFC Performance A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
09:00   512   Multi-Scale Modeling of Catalyst Layers in PEM Fuel Cells Based on Dynamic Monte Carlo Method for Surface Reactions S. Kim, V. Rai and H. Pitsch (Stanford University)
09:20   513   A Quantitative Water Balance Model for Ultra-thin PEM Fuel Cell Electrodes M. K. Debe and A. J. Steinbach (3M Company)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   514   Importance of Cathode Kinetics for Higher Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Applications H. R. Kunz, V. Mittal (University of Central Florida), H. Xu (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. Choi and J. Fenton (University of Central Florida)
10:20   515   In Situ AC Impedance Diagnosis of Hydrogen Oxidation in a PEMFC F. Xu, X. Cheng and Y. Zhang (Xiamen University)
10:40   516   Effect of PTFE Content in Microporous Layer on Water Management S. Park, J. Lee, B. Popov (University of South Carolina), R. Mammarella and K. Miyamoto (Fuji Film Inc.)
11:00   517   Effect of Porosity Distribution of Gas Diffusion Layer on Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Z. Shi and X. Wang (Oakland University)
11:20   518   Nonisothermal Model of Water Transport Across the Membrane and Gas Diffusion Layers M. Kawase, H. Takesue, K. Mizuno and K. Miura (Kyoto University)
11:40   519   Analysis of Reactant Gas Transport in a Catalyst Layer T. Mashio, A. Ohma, S. Yamamoto and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Membranes

Co-Chair(s): T. Zawodinski and P. Pintauro
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:20   520   Interpenetrating Ionomer-Polymer Networks Obtained by The In-Situ Polymerization in Pores of PVdF Sponges as Potential Membranes in PEMFC Applications. P. Moszczyński, M. J. Kalita and M. Siekierski (Warsaw University of Technology)
08:40   521   Sulfonated-Fluorinated, Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Multiblock Copolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes X. Yu, A. Roy and J. McGrath (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
09:00   522   A Proton Conducting Electrolyte Based on Imidazole Supported Inorganic Porous Matrix for the Unhumidified Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell N. Hojo, T. Yamamoto, Y. Okada and J. Niikura (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Ltd)
09:20   523   Challenges in Developing High Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes (PEMs) for Fuel Cells-Proton Transport Facilitator R. Subbaraman, H. Ghassemi and T. Zawodzinski (Case Western Reserve University)
 

Materials-1st Principle Approach

Co-Chair(s): K. Ota and E. Gonzalez
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00   524   A First-Principles Approach for Quantification of Potential-Dependent Adsorbate Interactions: Application to Water Discharge Mechanism on Platinum(111) V. Rai, M. Aryanpour and H. Pitsch (Stanford University)
10:20   525   First Principles Investigation of PEMFC Catalyst Alloy Surface Hydration and Oxidation S. M. Opalka, T. Vanderspurt (United Technologies Research Center), S. Kandoi and L. Protsailo (UTC Power)
10:40   526   First-Principles Study on Segregation and Surface Structures of Pt Alloys K. Yuge, A. Seko, Y. Koyama, A. Kuwabara, F. Oba and I. Tanaka (Kyoto University)
11:00   527   Cyclic Voltammograms From First Principles G. S. Karlberg (Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMd)), T. Jaramillo (Technical University of Denmark), E. Skulason, J. Rossmeisl, T. Bligaard and J. Norskov (Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMd))
11:20   528   A First Principles Study of the Effects of Sulfur Adsorption on the Activity of Pt, Ni and Pt3Ni D. Pillay, M. Johannes (Naval Research Laboratory), O. Baturina (Nova Research, Inc), Y. Garsany and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
 

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - Membrane Degradation

Co-Chair(s): E. Endoh and A. Bonakdarpour
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:20   530   RH Dynamics in PEFC Potential Cycling and its Implication to Durability J. Li (Penn State University) and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
14:40   531   Preferential Thinning Behaviors of the Anode-Side of the PEM under Durability Test J. Shim, S. Tsushima and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
15:00   532   Crystallinity Effects Correlated to Degraded PFSA Membrane Performance N. V. Aieta, A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines), S. Hamrock and M. Yandrasits (3M)
15:20   533   Spatially Resolved Degradation G. Haugen, M. Emery, S. Hamrock (3M), M. Hicks (Idatech), S. Roscoe, M. Schaberg and M. Yandrastis (3M)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   534   Study of Membrane Ionic Losses in a PEM Fuel Cell Using Dimensional Analysis S. Chanda and X. Wang (Oakland University)
16:20   535   Effect of Calcium Ion on the Performance of PEMFCs M. Ohashi, C. S. Smith and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
16:40   536   A Half Cell Model to Study Performance Degradation of a PEMFC due to Cationic Contamination B. Kienitz (Case Western Reserve University), B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory), H. Baskaran (Case Western Reserve University) and T. Zawodzinski (University of Perugia)
17:00   537   A Geometrical Approach to Minimize Contaminant effect on Straight Parallel PEM Fuel Cells D. Jeon, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
17:20   538   Stability of Cations for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells B. R. Einsla, S. Chempath, L. Pratt, J. Boncella and B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems- Kinetic and Transport Phenomena in PEFCs - II

Co-Chair(s): A. Herring and T. van Nguyen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   539   Effect of Gas Diffusion Layer Properties in the Water Transport of a PEMFC Cathode M. J. Martinez, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
14:20   540   Design Tool for Predicting the Multi-Phase Transport Characteristics of Fuel Cell Diffusion Media Using Artificial Neural Network E. C. Kumbur (The Pennsylvania State University), K. V. Sharp (Penn State University) and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
14:40   541   A Validated Modified Leverett Approach for Describing the Capillary Transport in Carbon-Fiber Based Fuel Cell Diffusion Media E. C. Kumbur (The Pennsylvania State University), K. V. Sharp (Penn State University) and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
15:00   542   A Theoretical Study of the Effects of Two-Phase Transport Properties of the Catalyst and Gas Diffusion Layers in the Cathode on the Performance of a PEMFC X. Wang and T. V. Nguyen (The University of Kansas)
15:20   543   Predicting Water-Droplet Detachment from GDL/Channel Interfaces in PEM Fuel Cells K. Chen (Sandia National Laboratories)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   544   A Novel Flow Field Design for the Effective Transportation in Polymer Based Fuel Cells S. Amiruddin, B. Li and J. Prakash (Illinois Institute of Technology)
16:20   545   Factors Impacting Gas Purge in PEFCs K. Tajiri, Y. Tabuchi and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
16:40   546   Fundamental Mechanisms of Gas Purge in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell P. Sinha and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
17:00   547   Drops, Slugs and Flooding in PEM Fuel Cells E. Kimball, T. Whitaker, Y. Kevrekidis and J. B. Benziger (Princeton University)
17:20   548   Object-Oriented Fuel Cell Model Library K. L. Davies and R. M. Moore (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Alkaline FC's

Co-Chair(s): K. Ota and E. Gonzalez
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   549   On the Development of Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells L. Zhuang (Wuhan University)
14:20   550   Characterization of Non-Pt Based Cathodes in an Alkaline Microfluidic H2-O2 Fuel Cell W. Zhou (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), R. Jayashree, F. Brushett (University of Illinois) and P. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
14:40   551   Ethanol Oxidation on Noble and Non-Noble Metals in Alkaline Media J. S. Spendelow and B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
 

Materials-DEFC

Co-Chair(s): E. Gonzalez and K. Ota
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
15:20   552   Alcohol Oxidation on Highly Active Pd/HCS Electrocatalyst F. Hu (State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies) and P. Shen (Sun Yat-Sen University)
15:40   553   Novel Electrocatalysts for Direct Oxidation of Alcohols in High pH Environments Q. He, N. Ramaswamy, J. Ziegelbauer and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
16:00   554   Perovskite-Type Oxides of La1-xSrxMO3 (M = Mn and Co) for Cathode Catalysts in Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells K. Miyazaki (Kyoto University), N. Sugimura (Ritsumeikan University), Y. Iriyama, T. Abe (Kyoto University), M. Matsuoka (Ritsumeikan University) and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
16:20   555   Electronic Effects in Pt-Sn Alloys in the Anodic Reaction of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells F. Colmati (Universidade Federal de Goiás) and E. Gonzalez (Instituto de Química de São Carlos)
16:40   556   Electrocatalysis of Ethanol Oxidation on Pt-Monolayer Deposited on Ru and Rh Nanoparticles. F. B. Lima (Institute of Chemistry of Sao Carlos) and E. Gonzalez (Instituto de Química de São Carlos)
17:00   557   Oxidation of Polyoxymethylenedimethylether on Platinum Based Anode Catalysts for Direct Oxidation-Type Fuel Cells S. Baranton (University of Yamanashi and Arkema), J. Dubois (Arkema) and H. Uchida (University of Yamanashi)
17:20   558   De-Alloyed Pt-M Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for Efficient Electroreduction of Oxygen: Structure-Activity-Stability Relationships S. Koh, C. Yu (University of Houston) and J. Leisch (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory)
 

Thursday, October 11, 2007

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - Catalyst Support Degradation

Co-Chair(s): T. Fuller and W. Gu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   559   Star/Stop and Local H2 Starvation Mechanisms: Models vs. Experiments W. Gu, R. N. Carter, P. T. Yu and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Corporation)
08:40   560   Diagnosing Spatial Variation of Electrode Corrosion from Local Anode Starvation in Fuel Cell Applications R. N. Carter, B. K. Brady, S. Goebel, T. Tighe and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Corporation)
09:00   561   Corrosion of Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells Caused by Water at the Fuel Inlet R. M. Darling and D. Jayne (UTC Power)
09:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:40   562   Modeling of Transient State Carbon Corrosion for PEMFC Electrodes. N. Takeuchi (Toyota Motor Eng. & Mfg. North America Inc.) and T. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)
10:00   563   Modeling of Carbon Corrosion Induced by Local Fuel Starvation of PEMFCs J. Hu, P. Sui and N. Djilali (Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria)
10:20   564   Impacts of Carbon Corrosion on Cell Performance Decay H. Chizawa, Y. Ogami, H. Naka, A. Matsunaga, N. Aoki, T. Aoki and K. Tanaka (Toshiba Fuel Cell Power Systems Corporation)
10:40   565   The Effect of Transient Potential Exposure on the Electrochemical Oxidation of Carbon Black in Low-Temperature Fuel Cells K. G. Gallagher and T. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)
11:00   566   Electrochemical Stability of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite during Potential Cycling H. Choo, T. Kinumoto, Y. Iriyama, T. Abe and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
11:20   567   High Performance and Superior Durability of Cabot Advanced Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Applications G. L. Rice, Y. Sun, J. Zack (Cabot Fuel Cells), A. Kyrlidis, D. Lim (Cabot Corporation) and P. Atanassova (Cabot Fuel Cells)
11:40   568   Surface Chemistry and Structure Studies of Carbon Support Corrosion in PEMFCs M. R. Dowlapalli, K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico), J. Shen and G. L. Rice (Cabot Fuel Cells)
12:00   569   Stability of Corrosion-Resistant Magnéli Phase Ti4O7-Supported PEMFC Catalysts T. Ioroi, H. Senoh, Z. Siroma, S. Yamazaki, N. Fujiwara and K. Yasuda (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems- Freeze-Thaw Studies in PEFCs

Co-Chair(s): V. Ramani and T. van Nguyen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   570   Non-isothermal Cold Start of PEFCs F. Jiang (ECEC), W. Fang, Y. Tabuchi and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
08:20   571   Performance of PEM Fuel Cells at Sub-Freezing Temperatures R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Y. Kim (LANL), T. Rockward, R. Borup and B. Pivovar (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:40   572   Cold Start Model for the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell M. Khandelwal (The Pennsylvania State University), J. Ko (Hyundai Motor Company) and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
09:00   573   Analysis of Subzero Startup for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Y. Wang (UC Irvine)
09:20   574   Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics and Electrode Mass Transport in Sub-Freezing PEM Fuel Cells E. L. Thompson (General Motors R&D), J. Jorne (University of Rochester) and H. A. Gasteiger (General Motors Corporation)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   575   Freeze-Induced Damage and Purge Based Mitigation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells S. Kim, C. Chacko, R. P. Ramasamy and M. M. Mench (The Pennsylvania State University)
10:20   576   Study on Water Content of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer Membranes Below Water Freezing Point A. Koiwai, A. Kamiya and M. Kawasumi (Toyota Central R&D Labs.,INC)
10:40   577   Novel Method for Measuring Ionomeric Membrane Conductivity in Freezing Conditions L. Merlo, D. Facchi, A. Ghielmi and V. Arcella (Solvay)
11:00   578   Cross-sectional Imaging of PEFC Super-cooled Water Behavior Below Freezing Point Y. Ishikawa, M. Shiozawa (Nippon Soken, Inc.), H. Hamada (Toyota Motor Corporation) and M. Uehara (DENSO)
11:20   579   Ice Formation and Distribution in the Catalyst Layer During Freeze-Start Process - CRYO- SEM Investigation J. Li, S. Lee and J. Roberts (Ballard Power System)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Non Pt cathode-orr

Co-Chair(s): C. Bock and W. Sugimoto
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:20   580   Electrocatalysts Based on Oxide Electrodes for Oxygen Reduction W. Sugimoto, N. Yoshinaga, T. Saida and Y. Takasu (Shinshu Univ.)
09:00   581   Kinetics Study of Palladium Alloys for Oxygen Reduction Reaction B. Li, S. Amiruddin and J. Prakash (Illinois Institute of Technology)
09:20   582   Chalcogenide Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells P. Zelenay, C. Johnston (Los Alamos National Laboratory), C. Delacote (Laboratory of Electrocatalysis), N. Alonso-Vante (University of Poitiers) and A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   583   Non-Precious Metal Nanocomposite ORR Catalysts: RRDE and Single Fuel Cell Studies R. Bashyam, C. Johnston, S. Conradson and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
10:20   584   Novel Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction in High pH Environments N. Ramaswamy, Q. He, J. Ziegelbauer (Northeastern University), A. Gulla (DeNora North America) and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
10:40   585   Highly Active Carbon Composite Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells V. Nallathambi, G. Wu, N. Subramanian, S. Kumaraguru, J. Lee and B. Popov (University of South Carolina)
11:00   586   New Platinum-Free Carbon Nitride Electrocatalysts for PEMFCs Prepared Using as Precursors PAN/M(CNCH3)x Complexes (M = Pd, Co, Au, Ni) V. Di Noto, E. Negro, M. Cagliari, M. Piga, L. Piga, S. Lavina (Università di Padova) and G. Pace (Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, ISTM-CNR and INSTM)
11:20   587   Establishing the Mechanism for Oxygen Reduction on Au/SnOx Using In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy D. Gatewood (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory), D. Ramaker (The George Washington University), K. Sasaki (Brookhaven National Laboratory) and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
11:40   588   Polymer-Stabilized PdRuSe Nanoparticles for Oxygen Electrocatalysis E. E. Kalu (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering), K. Ramos, D. Waryoba (Florida State University) and P. Kalu (Florida A&M University)
 

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Durability - MEA Degradation

Co-Chair(s): J. Stumper and F.H. Garzon
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   589   DOE Fuel Cell Program: Durability Technical Targets and Testing Protocols N. Garland (US Department of Energy) and T. Benjamin (Argonne National Laboratory)
14:20   590   X-Ray Imaging of PEM Fuel Cell Membranes After Transient Operation F. Garzon, R. Borup, J. R. Davey (Los Alamos National Laboratory) and S. Lau (Xradia Inc)
14:40   591   Mechanism of Microstructure Changes in Catalyst Layers Due to the Duty Cycle of PEMFCs F. Rong, C. Huang, Z. Liu, D. Song and Q. Wang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council Canada)
15:00   592   Advanced In-Situ Diagnostics for Stack Performance and Degradation J. Stumper and R. Rahmani (Ballard Power Systems)
15:20   593   Mitigation of Carbon Corrosion in Non-Active Layers Using Graphitized Carbon Black in PEM Fuel Cells J. E. Owejan (General Motors) and P. T. Yu (General Motors Corporation)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   594   Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Studies of the Influence of Microporous Layer on Performance and Durability of PEM Fuel Cell D. Malevich (Queen's University), B. Peppley, K. Karan and E. Halliop (Queen's - RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre)
16:20   595   Cyclic Current Profile Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells in Stationary Applications R. Barbosa (Cideteq), I. Gatto, G. Squadrito (CNR-Itae), G. Orozco (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S. C.), L. G. Arriaga (Cideteq), R. Ornelas, V. Antonucci (CNR-ITAE) and E. Passalacqua (CNR ITAE)
16:40   596   Accelerated Testing Method for PEM Fuel Cell based Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems X. Huang and X. Wang (University of Connecticut)
17:00   597   The Impact of Ru Contamination on ORR: An Electrochemical and In Situ XAS Study L. Gancs, V. Murthi and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
17:20   598   Study on Degradation of the Pt-Ru Anode of PEFC for Residential Application (1)-Degradation of the Anode Performance in Long-Term Operation of Single Cell- O. Yamazaki, Y. Oomori, H. Shintaku and T. Tabata (Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.)
17:40   599   Study on Degradation of the Pt-Ru Anode of PEFC for Residential Application (2)-Analyses of the MEAs Degraded in the Anode Performance- Y. Oomori, O. Yamazaki, H. Shintaku and T. Tabata (Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.)
18:00   600   Study on Degradation of the Pt-Ru Anode of PEFC for Residential Application (3)-Interpretation of AC Impedance Analyses of MEAs and the Nature of CO Poisoning on Anode of PEFC- T. Tabata, O. Yamazaki, Y. Oomori and H. Shintaku (Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.)
 

International Ballroom West, Concourse Level

Systems- Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells

Co-Chair(s): A. Haug and A. Bose
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   601   Water and Fuel Crossover in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Stack R. Jiang and D. Chu (US Army Research Lab)
14:20   602   Integrated Anode Structure for Low Crossovers of Methanol and Water in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) H. Zhang (HKUST) and I. Hsing (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
14:40   603   Vapor Feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with Flowing Electrolyte F. Brushett, M. Mitchell, R. Jayashree (University of Illinois), W. Zhou and P. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
15:00   604   Direct Ethanol Laminar Flow Fuel Cell R. Jayashree (University of Illinois), W. Zhou (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), F. Brushett (University of Illinois) and P. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
15:20   605   CO2 Vent for Closed Direct Methanol Fuel Cell S. Prakash, W. E. Mustain and P. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   606   Micro DMFC - Lithium Ion Hybrid Power Source for Low Power Applications W. E. Mustain, S. Prakash, H. Kim, P. Kohl and G. Rincon-Mora (Georgia Institute of Technology)
16:20   607   The Effect of Local Component Concentrations, Current Density and Temperature on Transport Characteristics of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells H. Rivera (Univ. of Puerto Rico) and E. Smotkin (Northeastern University)
16:40   608   Optimal Methanol Feed Concentration in DMFCs using Feedback from Crossover Measurements S. Arisetty (University of Delaware), S. Advani (Fuel Cell Research Laboratory,University of Delaware) and A. Prasad (Fuel Cell Research Laboratory, University of Delaware)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-DMFC

Co-Chair(s): R.Jalan and H. Villullas
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   609   Methanol Oxidation on Pt(111)/Ru in Alkaline Media J. S. Spendelow (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Goodpaster, P. Kenis and A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
14:20   610   Kinetic Analysis of Methanol Oxidation on Pt/C and PtRu/C Catalysts Under Different Temperatures L. Zhang, X. Cheng and H. Tu (Xiamen University)
14:40   611   Observation of PtRu Particle Aging in Methanol with X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy B. Shyam (The George Washington University), T. Arruda, J. Ziegelbauer, S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University) and D. Ramaker (The George Washington University)
15:00   612   Nanostructured TiN Supported Pt-50at.% Ru Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells P. N. Kumta and M. Datta (Carnegie Mellon University)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   613   Novel Quaternary Pt-Ru Based Anode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells P. N. Kumta and N. L. Rock (Carnegie Mellon University)
16:00   614   An Electrodeposited Pd-Co Cathode Catalyst for a Microfabricated Direct Methanol Fuel Cell S. Tominaka, S. Ohta, T. Momma and T. Osaka (Waseda University)
16:20   615   Carbon-Supported Pd-Co Alloy Electrocatalysts for Methanol Tolerant Oxygen Reduction W. Wang and H. Yang (Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology)
16:40   616   Structure and Performance of Pd-Nafion® Composite Membranes for DMFC L. Zhang, X. Cheng, Y. Zhang (Xiamen University) and Q. Fan (Gas Technology Institute)
17:00   617   Characteristics of Performance Degradation and CO2 Emissions in Starved Operation of DMFC Z. Wang, T. Kotake and Y. Takagi (Musashi Institute of Technology)
17:20   618   Design of Thin-Layered Membrane Electrode Assenbly Prepared by Sputtering Method for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells M. Sudoh, K. Nakase, M. Tauchi and K. Makino (Shizuoka University)
 

Friday, October 12, 2007

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Materials-Electrode Support

Co-Chair(s): H. Uchida and B. MacDougall
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:20   619   The Use of Heteropoly Acids as Supports for Low, Ultra-Stable Pt Electrocatalysts. A. M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines), S. Ronald, M. Kuo (CSM) and J. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
08:40   620   Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon as a Catalyst Support for PEM Fuel Cells C. Song (National Research Council Canada), H. Liu (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, NRC), L. Zhang and J. Zhang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
09:00   621   Synthesis and Conductivity of Indium-Doped Tin Pyrophosphates M. L. Einsla, R. Mukundan, E. L. Brosha and F. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:20   622   Nitridation of a Super-Ferritic Stainless Steel for PEMFC Bipolar Plate H. Wang, J. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and M. Brady (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
 

International Ballroom Center, Concourse Level

Materials-Pt electrode

Co-Chair(s): C.Bock and C.Lamy
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:20   623   Preparation of Cubic Platinum Nanoparticles of Different Sizes and Their Electrochemical Propeties K. Matsuzawa (Keihanna Interaction Plaza Inc.), T. Fukushima, H. Yamada and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
08:40   624   A PEM Fuel Cell based on Carbon-Fiber Electrodes Modified with Platinum Nanoparticles Encapsulated in PAMAM Dendrimers J. Ledesma-Garcia (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, CIDETEQ), I. L. Escalante (Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica), R. Barbosa (Cideteq), T. Chapman (Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica), L. G. Arriaga (Cideteq) and L. A. Godínez (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S. C.)
09:00   625   Carbon-Supported Electrocatalyst: Improvement of Thermal and Electrochemical Stability of PEMFC H. Kim, R. Jung, K. An, M. Han (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), Y. Chu, D. Kim (KCC Central Research Institute) and K. Kim (Korea Aerospace University)
09:20   626   The Effect of Electrode Ink Processing and Composition on Catalyst Utilization B. Pivovar, H. Xu, E. L. Brosha, J. Chlistunoff, F. Uribe, M. Wilson, M. Hawley and F. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   627   New Generation Carbon-Oxide Semiconductor-Noble Metal Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Applications C. Raman Nair, K. Rajeshwar, N. R. De Tacconi (The University of Texas at Arlington), W. Wampler, T. Carlson and W. Lin (Sid Richardson Carbon Co.)
10:20   628   A Coverage-Dependent Electrochemical Study of Pt-Coated Au Nanoparticles B. Du, P. Kenyan, P. Lukac, J. London and Y. Tong (Georgetown University)
10:40   629   Novel PEM Fuel Cell Electrodes and Thin-Film Metal Alloys with Low Platinum Concentration Supported on Carbon Nanotubes M. Farag (Intematix Corp.)
11:00   630   Hydrogen Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reactions on a c(2 x 2)Pt-RuO2(110) and the Single Pt Atom Activities M. B. Vukmirovic, P. Liu, J. Muckerman and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
11:20   631   Strain and Structure in Dealloyed Binary Pt-Alloy Electrocatalysts J. Leisch (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory), S. Koh, C. Yu, P. Strasser (University of Houston) and M. Toney (SSRL)
 

International Ballroom East, Concourse Level

Materials-Hydrogen/CO oxidation

Co-Chair(s): B. MacDougall and H. Uchida
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00   632   Predicting the Effect of Time, Temperature and H2 Concentration on the CO Tolerance of a Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell A. Haug, A. Pandy, A. Raghunathan, T. Aindow and D. Jayne (UTC Power)
10:20   633   Temperature-Dependence of Hydrogen Oxidation Rates in the Presence of CO at Pt, PtRu, and Pt3Co Catalysts Dispersed on Carbon Black H. Uchida (University of Yamanashi), K. Izumi (University of Yamnanashi) and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
10:40   634   Impact of CO on Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Operating Above 120oC S. Lee, J. Peng and J. Shin (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
11:00   635   The Anode Overpotential Dependence on Oxygen Permeation During PEMFC Operation with CO G. Bender, K. Bethune, M. Angelo, S. Dorn, D. Wheeler and R. Rocheleau (Hawaii Natural Energy Institute - University of Hawaii)