SBIR Phase I: Novel Catalyzed Nanotubular Structures for Advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells

SBIR 第一阶段：用于先进质子交换膜 (PEM) 燃料电池的新型催化纳米管结构

• 批准号: 9960573
• 负责人: Karen Jayne
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Physical Sciences Incorporated (PSI)
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-01-01 至 2000-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9960573&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Novel; Catalyzed; Nanotubular

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will utilize a novel carbon nanotube material to develop an innovative electrode structure for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The innovation in this work targets both performance and cost issues of PEM fuel cells by investigating novel catalyst support structures. This effort capitalizes on the technical expertise of research groups at Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and the Martin Group at University of Florida (UF). The Martin Group, in the role of a subcontractor, will be responsible for nanotube synthesis. Catalyzing the nanotubes is a task that will be shared by both groups; each bringing unique expertise to this project. The catalyzed membranes will then be integrated into a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by PSI and tested for single cell performance. The development of these support structures will also pave the way to a new single component MEA system, eliminating the expensive solid polymer electrolyte currently employed.Successful development of the technology will substantially improve the performance and cost effectiveness of PEM fuel cells for vehicular applications.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将利用新型碳纳米管材料开发质子交换膜燃料电池（PEMFC）的创新电极结构。 这项工作的创新目标是通过研究新型催化剂支撑结构来解决PEM燃料电池的性能和成本问题。 这项工作利用了物理科学公司研究小组的技术专长。(PSI)和佛罗里达大学（UF）的马丁小组。 马丁集团作为分包商，将负责纳米管的合成。 催化纳米管是两个小组共同承担的任务;每个小组都为这个项目带来了独特的专业知识。 然后将催化膜通过PSI集成到膜电极组件（MEA）中，并测试单电池性能。 这些支撑结构的发展也将为一种新的单组分MEA系统铺平道路，消除了目前使用的昂贵的固体聚合物电解质。该技术的成功开发将大大提高PEM燃料电池的性能和成本效益，用于车辆应用。