Estudo do desempenho e degradação de catalisadores e membranas em células a combustível de eletrólito polimérico / A performance and degradation study of catalysts and membranes for proton exchange fuel cell

AUTOR(ES)

Adriano Caldeira Fernandes

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

In this work, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was studied on nano-particulated Pt and PtM (M = Co, Cr, Fe e Ni) alloy electrocatalysts supported on carbon, prepared by an impregnation method, for utilization on polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). The physical properties of the materials have been investigated by energy dispersive X-ray analyses (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The electrochemical investigations were carried out using cyclic voltammetry, steady state polarization measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Studies were conducted on half-cells with rotating ring-disk electrodes having 0.5 mol L-1 H2SO4 as electrolyte and on PEFC single cells built with Nafion® 212 (N212) and Nafion® 112 (N112) membranes, feed with H2 and O2/air at several temperatures and pressures. Finally, durability studies of either, the catalysts and membranes, were carried out, after they were submitted to accelerated degradation procedures (ADP). The half-cell results indicated a lower activity for the ORR of the bimetallic electrocatalysts, compared to pure Pt, but this was not confirmed by the single cell tests. On the other hand, after the ADP, the catalysts showed significant changes on the morphological and electronic properties, which leaded to a reduction of the activity for the ORR. The single cells with N212 presented higher performance than those with N112, when operating with air supplied cathodes, but the results confirmed that the degradation of the membranes leads to a reduction of the fuel cell performance by increasing the gas crossover, mainly of H2.

ASSUNTO(S)

degradation célula a combustível membrane catalisador oxygen reduction reaction membrana pem fuel cell reação de redução de oxigênio degradação catalyst

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