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Membrane And Performance Study In Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells And Hydrogen Bromine Redox Flow Batteries, Yujia Bai
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation represents the consideration of the problems of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and hydrogen-bromine redox flow batteries (RFB). Due to the importance of water management in PEMFCs, all the experiments were strictly controlled at different water hydration conditions. Water uptake and densities were measured for Nafion® and a series of 3M ionomer membranes. The thermodynamics of water and polymer was analyzed based on water uptake experiment and calorimetry. Furthermore, partial molar volumes (PMV) of water/membrane system was defined for the first time and used to analyze the interaction between water and polymers. Three states of water …