A review of bipolar plates materials and graphene coating degradation mechanism in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Okonkwo, Paul C.; Emori, Wilfred; Uzoma, Paul C.; Mansir, Ibrahim B.; Radwan, A. Bahgat; Ige, Oladeji Oluremi; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.

doi:10.1002/er.7428

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“…Besides, the unique twodimensional structure of graphene oxide may be serving as a barrier to heat transfer and prevent the emissions of small gaseous molecules. 30 The melting temperature (T m ) of these samples was measured using DSC on the second scan. As listed in Fig.…”

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Graphene oxide as a multi-functional additive for compatilizer, enhancer, and barrier in ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer/aramid pulp composites

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Liu

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RSC Adv.

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“…Besides, the unique two-dimensional structure of graphene oxide may be serving as a barrier to heat transfer and prevent the emissions of small gaseous molecules. 30 …”

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Graphene oxide as a multi-functional additive for compatilizer, enhancer, and barrier in ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer/aramid pulp composites

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Liu

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“…Power to gas (P2G) technology produces hydrogen by hydrolysis of water using renewable energy power, which can supply power during peak power demand of the grid, and store surplus energy when renewable energy power generation is more than power demand. Paul C. Okonkwo has studied Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), which converted power to gas through hydrolysis of water (Okonkwo et al, 2021a;Okonkwo et al, 2021b;Okonkwo and Otor, 2021;Okonkwo et al, 2022). Reversible Solid Oxide Cells (RSOC) can achieve an energy conversion efficiency of more than 85% for electrolysis mode, which is far above other methods in forms of energy storage, and have the advantages of bidirectional conversion, low preparation cost, and easy realization of cogeneration (Zhang et al, 2010;Laguna-Bercero, 2012).…”

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Innovative technology for large-scale photovoltaic consumption using reversible solid oxide cells

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It is inevitable that renewable energy consumption will increase as installed capacity continues to increase, primarily wind and photovoltaic power generation. Power to Gas (P2G) technology can store electrical energy in the form of chemical energy on a large scale. Reversible solid oxide cell (RSOC) has a very high conversion efficiency in both electrolytic gas production and fuel cell power generation compared with traditional electricity-to-gas devices. For the future integrated energy system, Reversible solid oxide cells are expected to play a significant role in integrating power generation and energy storage. This work proposes a new integrated energy system based on Reversible solid oxide cell for photovoltaic (PV) consumption. The Integrated Electricity-Gas System (IEGS) considers the two modes of electrolysis and power generation of Reversible solid oxide cell in the model. The model takes the minimum running cost as the objective function to linearize part of the model to generate a mixed integer linearization problem and solve it in GAMS. The case study shows that wind power is maximized, and the gas mixture can be transported in natural gas pipelines, improving the economics and stability of Integrated Electricity-Gas System. This work not only can reduce the operating cost of the system but also increase the high penetration of photovoltaic power generation. A quantitative assessment of the impact of hydrogen injection ratio and renewable energy penetration was also carried out.

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“…Coating has been frequently applied to meet the high corrosion resistance demands of FFPs, however, this adds up expense. Finding a suitable coating material for FFPs that is both cost‐effective and possesses desirable characteristics leaves an essential setback 40 . In the light of these problems, researchers have conceived of an alternative for conventional materials, which is pretty much solely focused on polymer composites, owing to their benefits of offering exceptional corrosion resistance, high specific strength and stiffness, and excellent mold ability, allowing for the formation of flow channels at ease.…”

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“…Finding a suitable coating material for FFPs that is both cost-effective and possesses desirable characteristics leaves an essential setback. 40 In the light of these problems, researchers have conceived of an alternative To be met or exceeded at temperatures of 80 C and above, although not merely. Focusing solely on polarization curve and durability test norms.…”

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Polymer based flow field plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and the scope of additive manufacturing: A techno‐economic review

Madheswaran

Jayakumar

Velu

et al. 2022

Intl J of Energy Research

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Summary Flow field plate (FFP) is an integral polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack component that has multifunctional applications, such as facilitation of the reactant flow, transfer current from cell‐to‐cell, heat dissipation and product water removal. The conventional FFPs are made of graphite or metals, with their limitations, such as low corrosion resistance, heavyweight, high‐cost and complex manufacturability, which hinders the commercialization of PEMFCs. On the contrary, polymer composites are lightweight and low‐cost materials with good anti‐corrosion attributes. It is also evident that polymer composites are the primary choice of material in a wide range of additive manufacturing (AM) processes, given their unique attributes such as design freedom, the capability to fabricate intricate flow channel geometry and minimize material wastage. However, incorporating the AM process for FFP design involves substantial challenges and consequently the present paper performs a comprehensive review on the diverse literature limited to polymer composite FFPs developed in recent years (2011–2021) with an intention of providing a holistic insight on development of cost‐effective, high‐strength‐weight FFPs. The review also provides the prospectus of applying AM technology for fabricating polymer‐based composites for FFP applications. Finally, a holistic meta‐analysis is performed on strength and weakness of using polymer composite FFP, and the outlook is summarized.

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A review of bipolar plates materials and graphene coating degradation mechanism in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Cited by 19 publications

References 91 publications

Graphene oxide as a multi-functional additive for compatilizer, enhancer, and barrier in ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer/aramid pulp composites

Graphene oxide as a multi-functional additive for compatilizer, enhancer, and barrier in ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer/aramid pulp composites

Innovative technology for large-scale photovoltaic consumption using reversible solid oxide cells

Polymer based flow field plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and the scope of additive manufacturing: A techno‐economic review

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