Evaluation of activated carbon adsorbent for fuel cell cathode air filtration

被引:14
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作者
Ma, Xiaowei [1 ,3 ]
Yang, Daijun [1 ,2 ]
Zhou, Wei [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Cunman [1 ,2 ]
Pan, Xiangmin [1 ,2 ]
Xu, Lin [3 ]
Wu, Minzhong [3 ]
Ma, Jianxin [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tongji Univ, Sch Automat Studies, Shanghai 201804, Peoples R China
[2] Tongji Univ, Clean Energy Automat Engn Ctr, Shanghai 201804, Peoples R China
[3] Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Powertrain Co Ltd, Shanghai 201804, Peoples R China
关键词
activated carbon; KOH modification; adsorption; PEMFC; air filtration; air contaminants;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.08.116
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The effectiveness of a commercial activated carbon modified by KOH (KMAC) was evaluated as adsorbent for purifying NOx and SO2, which are the major contaminants in fuel cell cathode air stream. The N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms of KMAC samples showed that the surface structure of the activated carbon was changed significantly by KOH impregnation. The sample of KMAC with a loading of 10.1% KOH by weight presented the highest adsorption capacities for both NOx and SO2, which were 96 mg g(-1) and 255 mg g(-1), respectively. A pre-exposure of KMAC to CO2 caused neither effect on the adsorption of NOx nor on the adsorption of SO2. KMAC could fully protect a 250 W proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack from 1100 ppb of NOx and 250 ppb of SO2 for about 130 h. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:383 / 389
页数:7
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