Open AccessThe Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer
Author(s) -
Abdulhamed A. Sghayer,
Adel Diyaf,
Khaled A. Mazuz,
Naji A. Issa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-ṭāqaẗ al-s̆amsiyyaẗ wa-al-tanmiyyaẗ al-mustadāmaẗ/solar energy and sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-6013
pISSN - 2411-9636
DOI - 10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15
Subject(s) - ionomer , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , catalysis , palladium , materials science , layer (electronics) , carbon fibers , electrolyte , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , composite number , organic chemistry , copolymer , electrode , polymer , engineering
The presence of Nafin ionomer as one of basic elements in the PEM fuel cell catalyst layer structure can extend the three phase contact between the reactant gases, electrolyte and the catalyst surface and make the catalyst layer active in three dimensions, since the proton can move throughout the entire catalyst layer, which would improve the PEM fuel cell performance. Th main objective of this study is to examine the dependence of the optimum Nafin ionomer weight percent (wt.%), on the palladium supported carbon(Pd/C) loading in PEM fuel cell catalyst layer. Th results showed that the optimum Nafin ionomer contents in the PEM fuel cell catalyst layer is dependent and inversely proportional to the amount of Pd/C loading. For catalyst layers with a Palladium supported carbon (Pd/C) loading of 4.0 ± 0.1 mg/cm2, 3.2 ± 0.1 mg/cm2, and 2.45 ± 0.05 mg/cm2, the best performance was obtained at about 33, 35, and 37 wt.% Nafin ionomer loading respectively