Cel This project will deal with development of new materials for emerging hydrogen and fuel cell technologies using nanotechnology approach. Main focus will be to develop low price novel composite inorganic/polymer membranes for electrolyser and fuel cell (PEM/DMFC) applications. The basic approach is to use a novel procedure for double cross-linking of sulfonated PEEK in order to improve the membrane stability and electrochemical performance in FC (patent application is submitted). The synthesis procedure is simple and it will not involve any expensive, and harmful and corrosive components. The membrane will be modified by adding inorganic nanoparticles and blending with polybenzimidazole (PBI). Standard characterization methods for membranes will be applied. Morphological studies and electrochemical and spectroscopic methods will be used as a basic ones for this project. However, from practical point of view the components are embedded in a macrosystems (fuel cell, electrolyser, battery) and they are exposed to real working conditions of device, which might include high electric current flow and high electric field gradient. It is limiting long term stability. About 0.1% power decrease per 1000 hrs is generally accepted for stationary applications, which is difficult milestone for nanomaterials. In this project the main focus will be on integrated approach. The membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) will be produced and material properties will study from point view of working assembly. In our Project the complex approaches combining aspects of device physics and nanotechnology and using multiphysics modeling will be used to address similar complex problems. Multiphysics modeling software Comsol will be applied in order to specify the device performance conditions and reactor designs under which the MEA degradation is minimized. Effort is planned to link the multiphysics modeling with practical experiment. Dziedzina nauki natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemultiphysicsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Słowa kluczowe Proton conducting membrane computer modeling double cross-linking fuel cells nanocomposites Program(-y) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) PEOPLE-2007-4-3.IRG - Marie Curie Action: "International Reintegration Grants" Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP7-PEOPLE-IRG-2008 Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania MC-IRG - International Re-integration Grants (IRG) Koordynator LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATES CIETVIELU FIZIKAS INSTITUTS Wkład UE € 100 000,00 Adres KENGARAGA IELA 8 LV-1063 Riga Łotwa Zobacz na mapie Region Latvija Latvija Rīga Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Andris Krumins (Prof.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych