Polymer Electrolytes and Non Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

Project Information

APOLLON-B

Grant agreement ID: 33228

Start date 1 October 2006

End date 30 September 2009

Funded under

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 2 899 701,00

EU contribution € 1 800 000,00

Coordinated by

FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Greece

Objective

The objectives of the APOLLON-B consortium are the development of materials for High Temperature PEMFCs, functional at temperatures 130-200oC. Their application will permit their efficient operation under H2/H2 re-formate, aiming to power densities of 0.5W/c m2 at cell voltage between 0.5-0.6V and significantly reduced manufacturing cost of MEAs.

The accomplishment of these objectives will be succeeded by:

(1) Further development, optimisation and novel synthesis of HT polymer electrolyte membranes.
Three types of novel PEMs will be developed:
(i) H3PO4 doped PEMs based on polymers and polymer blends containing imidazol or pyridine groups in their main chain,
(ii) polymers containing polar groups with high pKa (>7) that bound H3PO4 strongly,
(iii) Strong base doped membranes based on imidazol groups containing polymers,
(iv) Non-doped self sustained Organic acid-base composite electrolytes with operating temperatures above 150oC and
(vi) SiWA/Ormolyte type ureasil membranes.

(2) Development of non-noble electrocatalysts Non Pt containing electrocatalysts are proposed both for acid and base doped PEMs. Fot the acid doped membranes Cu/CeO2 or Cu/MnO2 supported anode electrocatalysts (active and quite stable in H2SO4 solutions) and WC or other metal carbides combinations can be considered as candidates for anodic materials, while Fe or Co based electrocatalysts of the FeNx/C type exhibit similar electrocatalytic activity to Pt/C for O2 reduction. The concept of the base-doped PEMs allows for the proposal of alternative electrocatalytic materials, like H2 storage alloys of AB2 (ZrNi2) or AB5 (LaNi5) type as anodic and perovskites LaNiO3 or LaSrCoFeO as cathodic electrodes.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials › two-dimensional nanostructures › graphene
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis › electrocatalysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › air pollution engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fuel cells

Programme(s)

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NMP-2004-3.4.5.1 - Basic materials and industrial process research on functional materials for fuel cells
• NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-NMP-TI-4
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

• Address: Vassilika vouton ; Heraklion ; Greece
• EU contribution: No data

Participants (10)

ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES SA

Greece

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Kifisias avenue 44 ; Marousi - athens
• Other funding: No data

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Calle serrano 117 ; Madrid
• Other funding: No data

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Anker engelundsvej 1, bygning 101a ; Kongens lyngby
• Other funding: No data

FUMA-TECH GESELLSCHAFT FUR FUNKTIONELLE MEMBRANEN UND ANLAGENTECHNOLOGIE MBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Am grubenstollen 11 ; St. ingbert
• Other funding: No data

GERMANOS - ANONYMOS BIOMIHANIKI KAI EMBORIKI ETAIREIA ELEKTRONIKOU KAI TELEPIKINONIAKOU YLIKOU KAI PAROKES PAROKIS YPIRESION TILEPIKOINONIAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Olbio - n. xantis th.35 ; Xanthi
• Other funding: No data

KEMIJSKI INSTITUT LJUBLJANA SLOVENIJA

Slovenia

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Hajdrihova 19 ; Ljubljana
• Other funding: No data

NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Westervoortsedijk 73 ; Arnhem
• Other funding: No data

RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAT HEIDELBERG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Seminarstrasse 2 ; Heidelberg
• Other funding: No data

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: University campus - panepistimioupolis - rion ; Patras
• Other funding: No data

VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Technicka 5 ; Praha 6
• Other funding: No data