Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 343, Issue -, Pages 275-283Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.01.060
Keywords
Regenerative fuel cell; Degradation; Catalyst agglomeration; Electrode delamination
Funding
- Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the U.S. (SERIIUS) [DE AC36-08G028308]
- Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the U.S. (SERIIUS) - U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and Energy Efficiency) [DE AC36-08G028308]
- Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the U.S. (SERIIUS) - U.S. Department of Energy (Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technology Program) [DE AC36-08G028308]
- Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the U.S. (SERIIUS) - U.S. Department of Energy (Office of International Affairs) [DE AC36-08G028308]
- [IUSSTF/JCERDC-SERIIUS/2012]
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The present study emphasizes the possible modes of failure of a unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC) when operated in fuel cell as well as in electrolysis mode at different temperatures viz. 30 degrees C and 60 degrees C. The carbon based catalyst (Pt/C) and diffusion layers are used to characterize the degradation of the URFCs. The electrolysis mode of operation is found to dominate the root cause of failure with increase in temperature. Agglomeration and loss of catalyst along with delamination of electrode from membrane are observed. Membrane degradation owing to it's structural as well as chemical damage is seen to be prominent at higher temperature. Characterization techniques such as SEM, TEM and ICP-AES confirm the study showcasing the effect.(C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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