Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Büchi, Felix N. (Editor), Inaba, Minoru (Editor), Schmidt, Thomas J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Renewable energy resources.; Electrochemistry.; Catalysis.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Materials science.; Materials Science, general.; Renewable and Green Energy.

A major part of the competitiveness gap of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) technology in automotive and stationary co-generation applications is due lack of durability. This book analyzes the relevant degradation processes in PEFC on the level of components, cells and stacks, and applications....