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Effect of Carbon Dioxide and Ammonia on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Stack Performance

✍ Scribed by N. Rajalakshmi; T.T. Jayanth; K.S. Dhathathreyan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
119 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
1615-6846

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Abstract

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance degrades when impurities are present in the anode fuel gas, referred to as catalyst poisoning. This paper investigates the effect of carbon dioxide and ammonia as impurities in the anode gas of the PEMFC, and found that the presence of CO~2~ decreases the performance of the fuel cell by up to 10%. The performance loss depends on the CO~2~ concentration and the exposure time. The voltage loss is recoverable on passing pure hydrogen gas, indicating that a permanent poisoning of the catalyst layer has not taken place. Exposure of the fuel cell to ammonia beyond 20 ppm, even for a short duration, causes permanent PEMFC failure, probably due to the deterioration of the membrane.

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