Synthesis and characterization of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell application

Abstract

Fuel cell converts the chemical energy of fuel into electrical energy newlinewith high efficiency and low emission of pollutants Consequently fuel cells newlinehave been considered as promising alternative devices for energy conversion newlinePolymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells PEMFCs which employ polymer newlinemembranes as an electrolyte are suitable for the mobile and domestic newlineapplications because they have low operating temperature and fast startup newlineadvantage This thesis addresses the development of Polymer Electrolyte newlineMembrane Fuels Cells The PEMFC is a lowtemperature fuel cell in which a newlineproton conductive polymer membrane PEM is used as an electrolyte newlineIoncontaining polymers ie ionomers or polymer electrolyte newlinemembranes PEMs have been used in a variety of electrochemical newlineapplications such as sensors batteries and newline