Catalyst Coated Membranes (CCMs) for polymerelectrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells

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dc.contributor.advisorJi, Shan
dc.contributor.authorBarron, Olivia
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Chemistry
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-15T07:06:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T10:49:53Z
dc.date.available2011/06/06 06:55
dc.date.available2011/06/06
dc.date.available2014-01-15T07:06:08Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T10:49:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this work it to produce membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) that have improved performance over MEAs produced by the conventional manner, by producing highly efficient, electroactive, uniform catalyst layers with lower quantities of platinum electrocatalyst. The catalyst coated membrane (CCM) method was used to prepare the MEAs for the PEM fuel cell as it has been reported that this method of MEA fabrication can improve the performance of PEM fuel cells. The MEAs performances were evaluated using polarisation studies on a single cell. A comparison of polarisation curves between CCM MEAs and MEAs produced in the conventional manner illustrated that CCM MEAs have improved performance at high current densities (>800 mA/cm2).en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/14421
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectElectrocatalysisen_US
dc.subjectNanotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectFuel cellsen_US
dc.subjectElectrodesen_US
dc.titleCatalyst Coated Membranes (CCMs) for polymerelectrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cellsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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