%0 Journal Article
%T Al2O3 Disk Supported Si3N4 Hydrogen Purification Membrane for Low Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
%A Xiaoteng Liu
%A Paul A. Christensen
%A Stephen M. Kelly
%A Vincent Rocher
%A Keith Scott
%J Membranes
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/membranes3040406
%X Reformate gas, a commonly employed fuel for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), contains carbon monoxide, which poisons Pt-containing anodes in such devices. A novel, low-cost mesoporous Si 3N 4 selective gas separation material was tested as a hydrogen clean-up membrane to remove CO from simulated feed gas to single-cell PEMFC, employing Nafion as the polymer electrolyte membrane. Polarization and power density measurements and gas chromatography showed a clear effect of separating the CO from the gas mixture; the performance and durability of the fuel cell was thereby significantly improved.
%K Al2O3 disk supported Si3N4 membrane
%K hydrogen purification
%K CO removal
%K fuel cells
%K Pt catalyst
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/3/4/406