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Conference Object Citation Count: 25Enhancement of direct methanol fuel cell performance through the inclusion of zirconium phosphate(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2017) Devrim, Yılser; Ercelik, Mustafa; Ozdemir, Yagmur; Devrim, Yilser; Colpan, C. Ozgur; Energy Systems EngineeringNafion/zirconium hydrogen phosphate (ZrP) composite membranes containing 2.5 wt.% ZrP (NZ-2.5) or 5 wt.% ZrP (NZ-5) were prepared to improve the performance of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). The influence of ZrP content on the Nafion matrix is assessed through characterization techniques, such as Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and water uptake measurement. Performance testings of the DMFCs based on these composite membranes as well as commercial Nafion (R) 115 membrane were performed using a computer aided fuel cell test station for different values of cell temperature (40 degrees C, 60 degrees C, 80 degrees C, and 100 degrees C) and methanol concentration (0.75 M, 1.00 M, and 1.50 M). Characterization studies indicated that incorporation of ZrP into polymer matrix enhanced the water uptake and proton conductivity values of Nafion membrane. The results of the performance tests showed that the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) having NZ-2.5 provided the highest performance with the peak power density of 551.52 W/m(2) at 100 degrees C and 1.00 M. Then, the performances of the MEAs having the same NZ-2.5 membrane but different cathode catalysts were investigated by fabricating two different MEAs using cathode catalysts made of Pt/C-ZrP and Pt/C (HiSPEC (R) 9100). According to the results of these experiments, the MEA having NZ-2.5 membrane and Pt/C (HiSPEC (R) 9100) cathode catalyst containing 10 wt.% of ZrP exhibited the highest performance with the peak power density of 620.88 W/m(2) at 100 degrees C and 1.00 M. In addition, short-term stability tests were conducted for all the MEAs. The results of the stability tests revealed that introduction of ZrP to commercial (HiSPEC (R) 9100) cathode catalyst improves its stability characteristics. (C) 2017 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation Count: 56Evaluation of sulfonated polysulfone/zirconium hydrogen phosphate composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2017) Devrim, Yılser; Ercelik, Mustafa; Devrim, Yilser; Colpan, C. Ozgur; Hamdullahpur, Feridun; Energy Systems EngineeringDirect methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology has advanced perceivably, but technical challenges remain that must be overcome for further performance improvements. Thus, in this study, sulfonated polysulfone/zirconium hydrogen phosphate (SPSf/ZrP) composite membranes with various sulfonation degrees (20%, 35%, and 42%) and a constant concentration of ZrP (2.5%) were prepared to mitigate the technical challenges associated with the use of conventional Nafion (R) membranes in DMFCs. The composite membranes were investigated through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), oxidative stability and water uptake measurements, and single cell testing. Comparison was also made with Nafion (R) 115. Single cell tests were performed under various methanol concentrations and cell temperatures. Stability characteristics of the DMFCs under charging and discharging conditions were investigated via 1200 min short-term stability tests. The response characteristics of the DMFCs under dynamic conditions were determined at the start-up and shut-down stages. Composite membranes with sulfonation degrees of 35% and 42% were found to be highly promising due to their advanced characteristics with respect to proton conductivity, water uptake, thermal resistance, oxidative stability, and methanol suppression. For the whole range of parameters studied, the maximum power density obtained for SPSf/ZrP-42 (119 mW cm (2)) was found to be 13% higher than that obtained for Nafion (R) 115 (105 mW cm (2)). (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation Count: 65Investigation of Nafion based composite membranes on the performance of DMFCs(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2017) Devrim, Yılser; Ozden, Adnan; Devrim, Yilser; Colpan, C. Ozgur; Energy Systems EngineeringIn this study, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) based on composite membranes (Nafion/ SiO2 and Nafion/TiO2) were manufactured; and their performances were compared with that of the DMFC based on Nafion (R) 115 membrane. For this purpose, composite membranes were synthesized applying the recasting method with the inorganic particle loading of 2.5 wt%. The structures of these composite membranes were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), proton conductivity measurement and water uptake measurement. Ultrasonic coating technique was used in the manufacturing of the Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs). The performance tests of the composite membranes were conducted using in-house experiments. In these tests, the effect of methanol concentration (0.75, 1, and 1.5 M) on the performance of the MEA having Nafion 115 was investigated at 80 degrees C to find the value of the methanol concentration that yields the highest power density. This study showed that the MEA operating at 1 M gives the highest performance. Then, the performance of this MEA was compared with that of the MEAs having Nafion/ SiO2 and Nafion/TiO2 composite membranes in single cell DMFC setup at 60 degrees C, 80 degrees C, and 95 degrees C. The results of these experiments demonstrated that the MEA having Nafion/TiO2 composite membrane provides much better performance with the maximum power density values of 422.04 W/m(2), 641.16 W/m(2), and 710.88 W/m(2) at 60 degrees C, 80 degrees C, and 95 degrees C, respectively. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.