International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume 42, Issue 14, Pages 8973-9352 (6 April 2017)
Special Issue on Sustainable Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies: The 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT 2015), 1-3 September 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Edited by Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Siti Kartom Kamarudin, Arshad Ahmad, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef and Abu Bakar Mohamad
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03603199
Editorial Board
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Production of hydrogen via steam reforming of acetic acid over Ni and Co supported on La2O3 catalyst
Original Research Article- Pages 8975-8985
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- Ni and Co over La2O3 has high activity and selectivity towards acetic acid conversion and hydrogen production.
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- The presence of Co on Ni/La2O3 improved the textural properties catalyst and reduced coke formation.
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- The 95.7% conversion of acetic acid achieved at 500 °C for Ni/La2O3 catalyst.
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- The best catalyst in terms of coke formation was Ni–Co/La2O3 but achieved lower acetic acid conversion than Ni/La2O3.
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Enhancing methanol oxidation with a TiO2-modified semiconductor as a photo-catalyst
Original Research Article- Pages 8986-8996
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- Combination of photocatalytic and electro-catalytic expected to promote a new type of photo-assisted DMFC.
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- In this work, the semiconductor TiO2 is used as a photo-catalyst in a PEC using a methanol solution.
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- It is observed that the modified photo-catalyst is potential is new photo-assisted DMFC to produce higher electricity.
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Performance of gas-phase photocatalytic reactors on hydrogen production
Original Research Article- Pages 8997-9002
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- Packed bed reactor (GR1), catalyst coated fixed bed reactor (GR2) and catalyst dispersed reactor (GR3) were developed.
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- The novel photocatalyst (CdS + ZnS)/Fe2O3 and the optimized process conditions were used to study the performance of GR1, GR2 and GR3 reactors.
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- Packed bed reactor (GR1) effectively split the H2S into hydrogen (i.e. 98%) than the other two reactors (GR2 and GR3).
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- Hence bench-scale photocatalytic reactor was fabricated in packed bed reactor and the maximum conversion achieved was 98%.
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Effect of under nitrogen annealing on photo-electrochemical characteristics of films deposited from authentic Cu2SnSe3 sources by thermal vacuum under argon gas condensation
Original Research Article- Pages 9003-9010
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- Annealing under nitrogen affects characteristics of vacuum deposited Cu2SnSe3 films.
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- Different annealing temperatures show various effects on the film.
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- Film electrode photoresponse can be lowered by annealing.
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Biohydrogen production from Imperata cylindrica bio-oil using non-stoichiometric and thermodynamic model
Original Research Article- Pages 9011-9023
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- Imperata cylindrica biooil contains formic, propanoic, oleic, hexadecanoic acid.
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- Aspen RGibbs modelled biooil mixture steam reforming.
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- Temperature and steam to fuel ratio effected biohydrogen selectivity.
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- High biohydrogen yield from biooil mixture.
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Production of hydrogen by Enterobacter aerogenes in an immobilized cell reactor
Original Research Article- Pages 9024-9030
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- Growing up and immobilization of Entercobacter aerogenes.
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- Production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in an immobilized cell reactor.
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- Testing of different conditions for production of hydrogen.
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- Optimization of condition of production of hydrogen.
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Optimization of bio-methanol production from goat manure in single stage bio-reactor
Original Research Article- Pages 9031-9043
Highlights
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- Most of the previous studies only focused on either the production of biogas or liquid fuel.
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- However, this study investigates the production of bio-methanol and biogas in singe reactor.
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- This study proves that the methane will be the feedstock for the production of bio-methanol.
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Comparison of chemosynthetic and biological surfactants on accelerating hydrogen production from waste activated sludge in a short-cut fermentation-bioelectrochemical system
Original Research Article- Pages 9044-9050
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Production of electricity from ethanol and ammonium based wastewater via photo-electrochemical process
Original Research Article- Pages 9051-9062
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- Study investigates the production of electricity from ethanol and ammonium waste water via PEC.
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- It determines the parameter influencing the process.
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- This study proves that both wastewater potential to produce electricity directly via PEC.
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Seed-mediated grown platinum nanocrystal: A correlation between seed volume and catalytic performance of formic acid and ethanol oxidation
Original Research Article- Pages 9063-9068
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- Pt (NCs) was synthesized via seed-mediated solvothermal method.
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- Pt nanocrystal of mixed cubic and concave polyhedral was produced by this technique.
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- Varying seeded volume influence the grain preferential growth.
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- Pt with preferential growth along (111) plane exhibit high ECSA value and resistance to CO in formic acid oxidation.
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- The synthesized Pt is less catalytic active on electrooxidation of ethanol.
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The effect of varying N/C ratios of nitrogen precursors during non-metal graphene catalyst synthesis
Original Research Article- Pages 9069-9076
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- NG catalysts were synthesized using different ratio N precursors.
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- The ORR activity of NG catalyst might correlate to its chemical compositions.
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- Graphitic-N configuration plays the role for the enhancement of ORR performances.
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Studies on reduction of chromium doped iron oxide catalyst using hydrogen and various concentration of carbon monoxide
Original Research Article- Pages 9077-9086
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- The reduction ability of the iron oxides highly relies on the addition of certain element which has stronger chemically bonding with CO compared with pure iron oxides.
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- Reduction of Fe2O3 to Fe metal in 10% CO atmosphere become easier when Cr is added to Fe2O3 as it able to skip the formation of the intermediate FeO and proceed in two steps reduction (Fe2O3 → Fe3O4 → Fe) and promotes the formation of carbide in excess of CO concentration.
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Hydrogen production from catalytic steam reforming of glycerol over various supported nickel catalysts
Original Research Article- Pages 9087-9098
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- Various nickel supported catalysts evaluated in steam reforming of glycerol to H2.
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- Large surface area has significant effect on catalysts activity.
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- RSM could accurately predict the highest H2 selectivity using Ni/Al2O3 sample.
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Particle swarm optimization algorithm for ignition of hydrogen isotopes (deuterium–tritium) pellets
Original Research Article- Pages 9099-9106
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Assessment of immobilized cell reactor and microbial fuel cell for simultaneous cheese whey treatment and lactic acid/electricity production
Original Research Article- Pages 9107-9115
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- Immobilization of Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
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- Production of lactic acid in immobilize cell reactor.
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- Treatment of cheese whey using two different methods.
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- Electricity generation and treatment of cheese whey by microbial fuel cell.
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Co-extruded dual-layer hollow fiber with different electrolyte structure for a high temperature micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell
Original Research Article- Pages 9116-9124
Highlights
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- The dual-layer hollow fiber was prepared via co-extrusion and co-sintering method.
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- Fiber with thin, dense, gas-tight and defect-free electrolyte was obtained.
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- Electrolyte densification has been enhanced by incorporating YSZ nanoparticles.
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- Best electrolyte composition is decided at 70% submicron-YSZ and 30% nano-YSZ.
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- Promising OCV as high as 1.06 V was achieved.
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Prospects for introducing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Malaysia
Original Research Article- Pages 9125-9134
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- Initiatives to promote use of hydrogen fuel cells exist in Malaysia's transport sector.
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- Hydrogen fuel cell promotion policies in Malaysia are fraught with problems.
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- Effective hydrogen fuel cell promotion policies are needed to strengthen sustainable development in Malaysia.
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Coating of stainless steel and titanium bipolar plates for anticorrosion in PEMFC: A review
Original Research Article- Pages 9135-9148
Highlights
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- SS and Ti bipolar plates for anticorrosion is reviewed as propose potential application at anode and cathode in PEMFC condition.
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- SS and Ti were chosen based on their good and relatively low cost, high corrosion resistance at cathode, and high electrical conductivity at anode in PEMFC components.
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- Different coating and method is reviewed for an improvement as preparation thinner plates fabrication at low cost of PEMFC.
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- Good performance of corrosion resistance SS using NbC coating and achieved the DOE target 2 has been reviewed.
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- SS and Ti have attracted the attention of research community such as SINTEF, TreadStone Technology and Sumitomo Metal, correspondingly preparing to developed for the commercial use of bipolar plates and met the DOE's 2020.
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Short review on cobalt-free cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells
Original Research Article- Pages 9149-9155
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- Cobalt-free cathode is a new alternative to produce high performance cell operates at intermediate-low temperature zone.
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- Thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between cathode and electrolyte can be reduced by elimination of cobalt element.
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- The polarization resistance of cobalt-free cathode in regards of operating temperatures and processing methods is reviewed.
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Acid doped polybenzimidazoles based membrane electrode assembly for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review
Original Research Article- Pages 9156-9179
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- Polybenzimidazole membrane has excellent characteristics for HT-PEMFC applications.
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- MWCNT supported Pt composite electrode has high corrosion resistivity.
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- PTFE and/or PVDF are exhibited better outcome than conventional catalyst binders.
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- Acid leaching, Pt agglomeration and high potential are major liable for durability of cell.
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Ni-samaria-doped ceria (Ni-SDC) anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operating with CO
Original Research Article- Pages 9180-9187
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- The performance of nickel-samaria-doped ceria (Ni-SDC) anode-supported cell was evaluated under CO-CO2 feed.
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- Some degradation was observed during the 6 h galvanostatic operation with 40% CO, but did not lead to cell collapse.
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- Carbon formed in the Ni-SDC cell was only found at the anode section close to the fuel entry point.
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Anode supported micro-tubular SOFC fabricated with mixed particle size electrolyte via phase-inversion technique
Original Research Article- Pages 9188-9201
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- The nano size CGO loading influences the condition of suspension.
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- The sintering temperature was lowered to 1450 °C by 30% nano size CGO loading.
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- The electrolyte was sintered at lower sintering temperature compared to typical CGO.
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- The cell produce maximum power density of 0.66 Wcm−2 at 500 °C.
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Pt-modified Au/C catalysts for direct glycerol electro-oxidation in an alkaline medium
Original Research Article- Pages 9202-9209
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- The synergistic between Pt and Au for glycerol electrooxidation is well envisaged.
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- An early onset potential and a lower maximum current density potential were observed.
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- The Pt-modified Au/C catalysts are much more stable than Au/C.
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- The promotion effect of Pt is balanced by the lower ESA of Au.
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Numerical analysis of modified parallel flow field designs for fuel cells
Original Research Article- Pages 9210-9218
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- Parallel flow field design is simple and saves costs.
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- Modification of a parallel flow field improves flow distribution.
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- Flow distribution by stages via varied flow channel widths provides higher parallel flow field pressure drop.
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Metallic interconnects for solid oxide fuel cell: A review on protective coating and deposition techniques
Original Research Article- Pages 9219-9229
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- Developing interconnect materials with good Cr retention capability is the main technological limitation in planar SOFCs.
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- Ferritic stainless steel is preferred due to its oxidation resistance, electrical conductivity, manufacturability and cost.
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- Great potential in composite spinel coating, despite the occurrence of spallation between coating/substrate interfaces.
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- Electrodeposition is effective in fabricating metallic interconnects for intermediate-temperature SOFC applications.
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Performance and stability of single and 6-cell stack passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for long-term operation
Original Research Article- Pages 9230-9242
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- Development of 6-cell passive DMFC stack.
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- Without refilling the fuel, stack operated for 60 h.
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- The scale magnification for the fuel reservoir and operation time.
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- The degradation of the DMFC stack increased with the operating cycle.
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Gallium Arsenide nanowires for electrode application in solid oxide fuel cell grown using metal organic chemical vapor deposition
Original Research Article- Pages 9243-9251
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- Operating temperature of electrode GaAs NW has been done and analyzed between 380 and 600 °C.
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- Current–voltage has been done using conductivity AFM.
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- References were updated.
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Applications of graphene nano-sheets as anode diffusion layers in passive direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC)
Original Research Article- Pages 9252-9261
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- This study evaluates carbon-based materials for anode diffusion layers in DMFC.
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- It is observed that high power densities obtained by both graphene-based materials.
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- It demonstrates graphene has the potential to be used as anode support material.
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A review of electrical conductivity models for conductive polymer composite
Original Research Article- Pages 9262-9273
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Synthesis and characterization of uniform-sized cubic ytterbium scandium co-doped zirconium oxide (1Yb10ScSZ) nanoparticles by using basic amino acid as organic precursor
Original Research Article- Pages 9274-9283
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- Highly uniform size of cubic 1Yb10ScSZ nanoparticles for SOFC electrolyte was synthesized by precipitation and sol–gel method.
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- The properties of 1Yb10ScSZ nanoparticles were investigated.
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- The effect of reaction rate and calcination temperature was determined.
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- The electrolyte prepared by sol–gel method has better properties than that prepared by precipitation method.
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Dielectric behaviour of UV-crosslinked sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) with methyl cellulose (SPEEK-MC) as proton exchange membrane
Original Research Article- Pages 9284-9292
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- The paper examines the dielectric behavior of proton exchange membrane composed of SPEEK and methyl cellulose (MC).
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- The MC polymer in the membrane enhances the proton transfer through the membrane by retaining water within the membrane.
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- Benzoin ethyl ether (BEE) is introduced to initiate crosslink by the C–C bond formation instead of –SO3H group.
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- The UV crosslinked membrane with BEE as the photoinitiator exhibits improved conductivity and dimensional stability.
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A review of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) system
Original Research Article- Pages 9293-9314
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- Corrosion, agglomeration and acid leaching are major problems for durability.
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- Design of controller has exhibited over potential advantages.
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- Optimum temperature and reactant supply correlated to lifetime.
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- Operation mode strategies of HT-PEMFC has greatly affected on outcome.
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- CHP generation system increased the efficiency up to 80%.
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Phosphoric acid doped polymer electrolyte membrane based on radiation grafted poly(1-vinylimidazole-co-1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-g-poly(ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene) copolymer and investigation of grafting kinetics
Original Research Article- Pages 9315-9332
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- Copolymerization of 1-VIm-co-1-V-2-P onto the EB-preirradiated ETFE films under selected conditions.
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- Confirmation, monitoring of the grafting of poly(1-VIm-co-1-V-2-P) grafts and chemical changes that followed their grafting onto ETFE films.
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Crosslinked composite membrane by radiation grafting of 4-vinylpyridine/triallyl-cyanurate mixtures onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) and phosphoric acid doping
Original Research Article- Pages 9333-9341
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The estimation of fugitive gas emissions from hydrogen production by natural gas steam reforming
Original Research Article- Pages 9342-9351
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- The amount of fugitive gas emission from hydrogen production process was estimated.
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- Fugitive GHGs emissions are compared to GHGs emitted through H2 process lifecycle.
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- Methane represents the largest fugitive emissions contributing to the greatest GWP.
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- CO2 represents the total stack emissions contributing to 100% of the total GWP.
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- Concentrations of the emitted CH4, CO2 and CO indicate acceptable risk to health.
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