Polymer electrolyte membrane raises power in fuel cells.(Surface Engineering)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  June, 2004  

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A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) that could permit micro fuel cells to operate at temperatures as high as 140[degrees]C (285[degrees]F) and produce a peak power of 1.1 W/c[m.sup.2] with 2 amps/c[m.sup.2] at 80[degrees]C (175[degrees]F) is reportedly under development at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.

The Sandia Polymer Electrolyte Alternative (SPEA) program has the goal of developing a micro fuel cell that consumes diverse fuels such as glucose, methanol, and hydrogen. The function of ...

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