Understanding the Degradation Mechanisms of Membrane-Electrode-Assembly for High Temperature PEMFCs and Optimization of the Individual Components.
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
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Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
5010/2011-321
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Understanding the Degradation Mechanisms of Membrane-Electrode-Assembly for High Temperature PEMFCs and Optimization of the Individual Components.
Annotation in Czech
The state of the art high temperature PEM fuel cell technology is based on H3PO4 imbibed polymer electrolytes. The most challenging areas towards the optimization of this technology are: (i) the development of stable long lasting polymer structures withhigh ionic conductivity and (ii) the design and development of catalytic layers with novel structures and architectures aiming to more active and stable electrochemical interfaces with minimal Pt corrosion. In this respect the objective of the present proposal is to understand the functional operation and degradation mechanisms of high temperature H3PO4 imbibed PEM and its electrochemical interface. The degradation mechanisms will be thoroughly studied and be focused on low loading Pt or nanostructuredalloyed Pt electrocatalysts and catalytic layers, which will be supported on finely dispersed or structurally organized modified carbon supports (nanotubes, pyrolytic carbon). A stable electrocatalytic layer with full metal electrocatalyst utilization a
Scientific branches
R&D category
AP - Applied research
CEP classification - main branch
CG - Electrochemistry
CEP - secondary branch
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CEP - another secondary branch
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OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
10405 - Electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, being the support provider, do not evaluate results of the project. The project implementation is a part of an international project implementation. The project results are evaluated by the international support provider at the level of the whole international consortia in accordance with the criteria set by the respective international programme.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2010
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2012
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Mar 12, 2012
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.
Data delivery code
CEP13-MSM-7H-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 28, 2013
Finance
Total approved costs
3,972 thou. CZK
Public financial support
2,718 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK