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Enhancement of polymer electrolyte fuel cell tolerance to CO by combination of different mitigation methods

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dc.date.accessioned 2014-02-04T12:36:02Z und
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T12:19:44Z
dc.date.available 2014-02-04T12:36:02Z und
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T12:19:44Z
dc.date.issued 2014-02-04T12:36:02Z
dc.identifier.uri http://radr.hulib.helsinki.fi/handle/10138.1/3486 und
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10138.1/3486
dc.title Enhancement of polymer electrolyte fuel cell tolerance to CO by combination of different mitigation methods en
ethesis.discipline Physical Chemistry en
ethesis.discipline Fysikaalinen kemia fi
ethesis.discipline Fysikalisk kemi sv
ethesis.discipline.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/Ce448602-69e9-456c-b052-430133e5dbe6
ethesis.department.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/c2dd677c-da9c-4011-94b0-27b1585ac1cb
ethesis.department Kemiska institutionen sv
ethesis.department Department of Chemistry en
ethesis.department Kemian laitos fi
ethesis.faculty Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Science en
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/8d59209f-6614-4edd-9744-1ebdaf1d13ca
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
dct.creator Rajala, Taneli
dct.issued 2014
dct.language.ISO639-2 eng
dct.abstract Enhancement of polymer electrolyte fuel cell tolerance to CO impurities would allow the use of lower quality hydrogen, thus reducing the costs without compromising fuel cell performance. In this work, the effect of carbon monoxide is mitigated by combining different methods, including air bleed, varying the anode flow rate and using a state-of-the-art Pt-Ru catalyst at two operating temperatures. The tolerance was investigated by feeding a novel arrangement of segmented cells with hydrogen containing carbon monoxide less than 20 ppm. Anode exhaust gas was constantly analysed using a gas chromatograph. It was discovered that increasing the volumetric flow rate of hydrogen and especially utilising ruthenium in the catalyst enhance the carbon monoxide tolerance. When applying the air bleed, an oxygen/CO molar ratio of at least 117 was required to stop the poisoning with a platinum catalyst. Approximately a fifth of the air bleed needed with platinum was enough with Pt-Ru. The results also suggest that when applying air bleed at elevated temperatures, it is beneficial to lower the cell temperature for the duration of the air bleed. en
dct.language en
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi-fe2017112252187
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