Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150102025
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Oxide-based high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are one of the most efficient energy conversion technologies for producing electricity from fuels such as hydrogen and methanol. Current PEMFCs use precious metal catalysts, and the performance of liquid methanol fuel is disappointingly low due to the inability of polymer or hybrid membranes to operate at temperatures above 160-180 degrees centigrade. This work aims to develop an all oxide-based PEMFC technology using a recently developed sintered and heteropolyacid functionalised mesoporous silica membrane. The utilisation of all-oxide-PEMFCs using non-precious metal catalysts is expected to significantly enhance the power density, reduce costs, and enhance the commercial viability of PEMFC technologies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2015
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $375,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Nanomaterials | Electrochemistry | Functional Materials | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Fuel Cells (excl. Solid Oxide) | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
