Print Email Facebook Twitter Hybrid Organic - Inorganic Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Low to Medium Temperature Fuel Cells Title Hybrid Organic - Inorganic Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Low to Medium Temperature Fuel Cells Author Cordova Chavez, M.E. (TU Delft OLD ChemE/Organic Materials and Interfaces) Contributor Picken, S.J. (promotor) Kelder, E.M. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-09-14 Abstract Crude oil, coal and gas are currently the main resources of energy in the world. The World Energy Outlook claimed in 2007 that the major source of energy (about 84%) would still be generated from fossil fuels in 2030. By these projections, the world's fossil fuel reserves will be consumed within a few decades, making it necessary to have a well stablished replacement for fossil fuels to fulfil our energy demands. Furthermore, the environmental impacts of fossil fuels are becoming clearer to scientists and governments. Among the population, environmental awareness is increasing as well, which leads to an increase in the demand for energy that does not harm the environment.Fuel Cells are one of the most promising clean energy technologies, which are in clear consideration to replace fossil fuels in the future. They work as electrochemical energy conversion devices, similar to batteries, but do not require the recharging process, since they just depend on the presence of fuel to keep producing electricity. In most fuel cells, hydrogen is supplied to the anode and oxygen to the cathode, which results in production of water, heat and what is the most important, electricity. Unfortunately, several drawbacks with fuel cells have been identified. Probably the most important one is the very high cost, which is caused by use of the expensive electrolyte membrane and the catalyst... Subject Fuel CellsElectrolytesPEEKHybridBDSInner phaseConductivityLiBPO4 To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:72824e9e-cb4e-4161-bd80-6a665b634739 ISBN 978 94 028 0728 8 Embargo date 2017-12-31 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2017 M.E. Cordova Chavez Files PDF PhD_Thesis_Miguel_E._Cord ... Chavez.pdf 6.45 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:72824e9e-cb4e-4161-bd80-6a665b634739/datastream/OBJ/view