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Application of Gas Permeation in Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles
Author(s) -
Klinkhammer B.,
Matthias C.,
Melin T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.200306148
Subject(s) - proton exchange membrane fuel cell , permeation , hydrogen , combustion , fuel cells , electrolyte , membrane , chemical engineering , hydrogen vehicle , materials science , environmental science , waste management , process engineering , hydrogen fuel , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , electrode
Abstract Main motivation for the use of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) in traffic applications is its significant higher vehicle efficiency compared to internal combustion engines (ICE) especially under low‐load operation. Hydrogen is the ideal fuel for PEMFCs as it yields the highest level of fuel cell performance. Three different applications for gas permeation inside a fuel cell system have been investigated: water recovery, hydrogen purification, and oxygen enrichment. The focus was on the analysis of the technical feasibility and the availability of capable membranes on the pilot‐scale size for each application.