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The Operation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell using Hydrogen Produced from the Combined Methanol Reforming Process

Title
The Operation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell using Hydrogen Produced from the Combined Methanol Reforming Process
Author(s)
Park, Sang SunJeon, YukwonPark, Jong-ManKim, HyeseonChoi, Sung WonKim, HasuckShul, Yong-Gun
Issued Date
2016-06
Citation
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, v.7, no.2, pp.146 - 152
Type
Article
Author Keywords
Methanol reformingPreferential oxidation (PROX)Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)Alloy catalyst
Keywords
ALLOY CATALYSTCatalystCODESIGNMethanol ReformingOXIDATIONPolymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PemFC)Preferential Oxidation (PROX)REACTORSYSTemS
ISSN
2093-8551
Abstract
A combined system with PEMFC and reformer is introduced and optimized for the real use of this kind of system in the future. The hydrogen source to operate the PEMFC system is methanol, which needs two parts of methanol reforming reaction and preferential oxidation (PROX) for the hydrogen fuel process in the combined operation PEMFC system. With the optimized methanol steam reforming condition, we tested PROX reactions in various operation temperature from 170 to 270oC to investigate CO concentration data in the reformed gases. Using these different CO concentration, PEMFC performances are achieved at the combined system. Pt/C and Ru promoted Pt/C were catalysts were used for the anode to compare the stability in CO contained gases. The alloy catalyst of PtRu/C shows higher performance and better resistance to CO than the Pt/C at even high CO amount of 200 ppm, indicating a promotion not only to the activity but also to the CO tolerance. Furthermore, in a system point of view, there is a fluctuation in the PEMFC operation due to the unstable fuel supply. Therefore, we also modified the methanol reforming by a scaled up reactor and pressurization to produce steady operation of PEMFC. The optimized system with the methanol reformer and PEMFC shows a stable performance for a long time, which is providing a valuable data for the PEMFC commercialization. © 2016, Korean Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/2266
DOI
10.5229/JECST.2016.7.2.146
Publisher
Korean Electrochemical Society
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