Modeling nanostructured catalyst layer in PEMFC and catalyst utilization
Modeling nanostructured catalyst layer in PEMFC and catalyst utilization
Jiejing ZHANG, Pengzhen CAO, Li XU, Yuxin WANG()
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
A lattice model of the nanoscaled catalyst layer structure in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) was established by Monte Carlo method. The model takes into account all the four components in a typical PEMFC catalyst layer: platinum (Pt), carbon, ionomer and pore. The elemental voxels in the lattice were set fine enough so that each average sized Pt particulate in Pt/C catalyst can be represented. Catalyst utilization in the modeled catalyst layer was calculated by counting up the number of facets of Pt voxels where “three phase contact” are met. The effects of some factors, including porosity, ionomer content, Pt/C particle size and Pt weight percentage in the Pt/C catalyst, on catalyst utilization were investigated and discussed.
Corresponding Author(s):
WANG Yuxin,Email:yxwang@tju.edu.cn
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. Modeling nanostructured catalyst layer in PEMFC and catalyst utilization[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2011, 5(3): 297-302.
Jiejing ZHANG, Pengzhen CAO, Li XU, Yuxin WANG. Modeling nanostructured catalyst layer in PEMFC and catalyst utilization. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2011, 5(3): 297-302.
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