Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is regarded as one of the potential renewable energy which may provide a possible long-term solution to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce fossil fuel dependency and increase energy efficiency. Even though great progress has been made, long-term stability and durability is still an issue. The contamination ion plays an important role on the electrical performance of PEM fuel cell. This paper investigates the effect of Mg2+ contamination on PEM fuel cell performance as a function of Mg2+ concentration. Two levels of Mg2+ concentration was chose. From the experimental results, it can be obtained that a significant drop in fuel cell performance occurred when Mg2+ was injected into the anode fuel stream. The voltage and power density of fuel cell decreased larger and larger with increase of Mg2+ concentration over time. The Mg2+ mainly caused the concentration polarization loss from the anode catalyst to the membrane in fuel cell.
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Guo Li,
Guo Li
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School of Mechanical Engineering,
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Nanjing Institute of Technology
,Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167
, China
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Jinzhu Tan,
Jinzhu Tan
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
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Jianming Gong,
Jianming Gong
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
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Xiaowei Zhang,
Xiaowei Zhang
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
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Yanchao Xin,
Yanchao Xin
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
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Xuejia Hu
Xuejia Hu
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
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Guo Li
School of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: [email protected]
Nanjing Institute of Technology
,Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167
, China
e-mail: [email protected]
Jinzhu Tan
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
Jianming Gong
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
Xiaowei Zhang
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
Yanchao Xin
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
Xuejia Hu
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
Nanjing University of Technology
,Nanjing 211816
, China
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF FUEL CELL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received May 24, 2012; final manuscript received March 15, 2014; published online April 23, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Abel Hernandez-Guerrero.
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Aug 2014, 11(4): 044501 (4 pages)
Published Online: April 23, 2014
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May 24, 2012
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March 15, 2014
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Li, G., Tan, J., Gong, J., Zhang, X., Xin, Y., and Hu, X. (April 23, 2014). "Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane in the Presence of Mg2+." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. August 2014; 11(4): 044501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027391
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