Effect of operating conditions on carbon corrosion in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Katie Heeyum Lim; Hyung Suk Oh; Sang Eun Jang; Young Jin Ko; Hyun Jong Kim; Hansung Kim

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.04.006

Effect of operating conditions on carbon corrosion in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Katie Heeyum Lim, Hyung Suk Oh, Sang Eun Jang, Young Jin Ko, Hyun Jong Kim, Hansung Kim

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Abstract

The influence of humidity, cell temperature and gas-phase O₂ on the electrochemical corrosion of carbon in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells is investigated by measuring CO₂ emission at a constant potential of 1.4 V for 30 min using on-line mass spectrometry. Carbon corrosion shows a strong positive correlation with humidity and cell temperature. The presence of water is indispensable for electrochemical carbon corrosion. By contrast, the presence of gas-phase O₂ has little effect on electrochemical carbon corrosion. With increased carbon corrosion, changes in fuel cell electrochemical characteristics become more prominent and thereby indicate that such corrosion significantly affects fuel cell durability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	575-579
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	193
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.04.006
Publication status	Published - 2009 Sep 5

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Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by Hyundai Motors and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the South Korean Government through grant no. 2005-N-FC12-P-01-0-000, and a fostering project of the Core-Technology Research Center.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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