Preparation, Modeling and Characterization of Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 October 2023) | Viewed by 360
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fuel cell; proton exchange membrane; alkaline anion exchange membrane; membrane electrode
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are a new kind of fuel cell which have solid electrolytes and work under an alkaline environment. AEMFCs avoid the shortcomings caused by liquid electrolytes in the traditional alkaline fuel cell (AFC), and have faster oxygen reduction kinetics than that of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Therefore, it is hoped that AEMFCs can become independent of noble metals and reduce the cost of fuel cells significantly.
As the core component, the anion exchange membrane (AEM) has always been the main focus and difficulty in the development of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), which demonstrates two severe challenges: 1) low hydroxide conductivity and poor chemical stability; and 2) the conflict between ionic exchange capacity (IEC) and mechanical properties. Developing high-performance AEMs is of crucial importance for promoting the development and application of AEMFCs. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to gather viewpoints from different fields of industry and academia, hoping to make a modest contribution to the future development of high-performance AEMs.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: anion exchange membranes, proton exchange membranes, membrane electrodes, theoretical calculation of membranes and anion exchange ionomers on AEMFCs.
Dr. Jinkai Hao
Dr. Shuchun Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AEMFC
- PEMFC
- anion exchange membrane
- proton exchange membrane
- modeling
- anion exchange ionomer
- durability
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