Making fuel cells a more familiar energy system

【Supercategory：1. Fiber/polymer materials Category：1.2 Synthetic fiber/polymer materials Subcategory：1.2.3 Others】

I am developing two types of fuel cells that do not use platinum, which is expensive, as a catalyst. One is a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that operates at high temperatures. The other is polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) that uses a non-platinum catalyst, specifically silk-derived activated carbon. Reaction activity and transport phenomena for gas, ions, and electrons in the electrodes are important in both cases, and I am working to develop new materials and to optimize the electrode structure.

FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITY 2020/ Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology

Keywords

fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC), polymer electrolyte fuel cell(PEFC), silk, activated carbon

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