(Project concluded on November 30, 2020)
The project aims at critical issues concerning some of the main technological and scientific challenges towards the use of natural gas in fuel cells. The research topics are focused on two technologies: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The main topics to be studied are: i) anodes for efficient electro-oxidation of methane and/or more tolerant to gas fuel mixtures containing H2/CO; ii) membranes for high-temperature PEMFC; e iii) carbon resistant anode materials and catalytic layers for direct natural gas SOFC’s. The main objective is to advance the knowledge to expand the use of natural gas on fuel cells.
TEAM
Project Coordinator
Almir Oliveira Neto (IPEN)
Edgar Ferrari Cunha (IPEN)
Elisabete Inácio Santiago (IPEN)
Estevam Vitorio Spinacé (IPEN)
Jorge Moreira Vaz (IPEN)
Vanderlei Sergio Bergamaschi (IPEN)
Partners
D Z de Florio
UFABC
M C Santos
UFABC
F B Noronha
INT-RJ
H M Villullas
UNESP-Araraquara
B Kokoh
University of Poitiers, France
W Teko Napporn
University of Poitiers
Sven Uhlenbruck
Forschungzentrum Jülich, Germany
Marcelo do Carmo
Forschungzentrum Jülich
M C Steil
Grenoble-INP, France
S Georges
Grenoble-INP, France
A Taylor
Yale University, USA
V Esposito
Danish Technical University
Electrocell
Brazilian Industry