-PEMFC at DICP

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as a power supply device has attracted wide attention in China and abroad for its advantages of high energy density, energy conversion efficiency and zero pollution. With the vigorous support of China’s national policy, research institutes and enterprises have carried out extensive and pragmatic work on the basic materials, key components, stacks, auxiliary systems of PEMFCs, as well as the hydrogen station construction in order to realize the wide application of hydrogen energy. PEMFC System and Engineering Research Center of DICP is one of the earliest players in the H 2 -PEMFCs field. Advances have been achieved in the fields of low-platinum contained catalysts, PEMs, high-efficiency MEAs, low-cost metal bipolar plates, low-temperature and impurity air environment adaptability, stacks and systems. This paper introduces recent progresses of H 2 -PEMFCs at DICP in key materials, components, stacks, systems and the applications. The engineering status of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) and the alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are also summarized. © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press on behalf of Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Feng Xie , getting his first full time job in 2012, and now is a Ph. D. candidate of chemical engineering tutored by professor Baolian Yi and Zhigang Shao. His research interests are poisoning effects of fuel cell catalysts, synthesis of alkaline anion exchange membrane and the water management of AEMFC and PEMFC. He also gains some experience on producing AEMs and bipolar plates at scale. Dr. Zhigang Shao , professor, Ph. D. adviser, choice of Ten Thousand Talent Program of China , the head of division of fuel cell and battery, also the leader of fuel cell system and engineering research center of DICP, CAS, has long been devoted to fuel cell system engineering and system integration technology research. He has published more than 190 academic papers and applied for more than 200 patents, in which more than 50 patents are granted. The directions of the research center also include catalysts, membranes, MEAs, bipolar plates and stacks of PEMFC and PEMWE, and the process engineering and technologies of PEMFC. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: zhgshao@dicp.ac.cn (Z. Shao). Dr. Ming Hou , professor, Ph. D. adviser. Her research interests include PEMFC electrode materials, bipolar plates, stacks and relevant components, as well as the fundamental researches on PEMFC degradation mechanism, durability enhancement and operating strategies etc. She has published more than 100 academic papers, and participated in the formulation of more than 15 fuel cell standards of China. She won the first prize of scientific and technological progress in Liaoning Province and the first-class award of Dalian scientific and technological progress. Dr. Hongmei Yu , Professor, Ph. D. adviser, leader of high efficiency water electrolysis team (B), deputy general secretary of National Technical Committee 342 on Fuel Cell and Flow Battery of Standardization Administration of China , fuel cell standard expert in IEC TC105. Her research interests include membrance electrode assembly (MEA), interface phenomena in fuel cells and water electrolysis, subzero startup of PEMFCs, photoelectrochemical cell and alkaline exchange membrane (AEM) fuel cell. She authored more than 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 120 patents. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2019.07.012 2095-4956/© 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press on behalf of Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 130 F. Xie, Z. Shao and M. Hou et al. / Journal of Energy Chemistry 36 (2019) 129–140 Dr. Wei Song , associate professor, master advisors, leader of PEMFC key material team (B). Her research interests focus on MEAs of PEMFC, including the structures, interface phenomena, performance and durability, especially under low Pt loading conditions. She also gains plenty of experience on setting up patch production line of MEAs. By now she has published more than 10 academic papers and applied for more than 20 patents. Dr. Shucheng Sun , professor, master advisors, leader of PEMFC key technology team (B). His research interests include water management of PEMFC and PEMWE stacks and systems, mainly on the durability and high pressure of produced gases, as well as enlarging the gas production scale. He has gained the first-class award of Dalian Scientific and Technological Progress. Until now, he has published more than 17 academic papers, and applied for 35 patents. Dr. Li Zhou , professor, master advisors. His research interests include the stack and systems of MCFC, SOFC, PEMFC and RFC, especially the applications of the fuel cell systems. He is the choice of Key Technology Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and won the first-class award of Dalian Technological Invention. He has published 10 academic papers and applied for 31 patents until now. Professor Baolian Yi , Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, a chief scientist in China 863 high-tech program. His research field covers alkaline fuel cell, molten carbonate fuel cell, PEMFC, regenerative fuel cell, direct methanol fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell and so on. He founded the R& D Centre on Fuel Cells of DICP in 1968. He led to set up the China Fuel Cell Test Centre. He also led to establish the National Engineering Centre of Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology. He has trained more than 100 masters and doctors, who are now professors and senior engineers, and most of them play important roles in China’s fuel cell academic world and industrial world. d b T l n p e t t m p f l