Viviani, Massimo <br/><br/>
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Fuel Cells 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2021 
 - 1 electronic resource (196 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Fuel cells are expected to play a relevant role in the transition towards a sustainable-energy-driven world. Although this type of electrochemical system was discovered a long time ago, only in recent years has global energy awareness, together with newly developed materials and available technologies, made such key advances in relation to fuel cell potential and its deployment. It is now unquestionable that fuel cells are recognized, alongside their possibility to work in the reverse mode, as the hub of the new energy deal. Now the questions are, why are they not yet ready to be used, despite the strong economic support given from the society? What prevents them from being entered into the hydrogen energy scenario in which renewable sources will provide energy when it is not readily available? How much are researchers involved in this urgent step towards change? This book gives a clear answer, engaging with some of the open issues that explain the delay of fuel cell deployment and, at the same time, it opens a window that shows how wide and attractive the opportunities offered by this technology are. Papers collected here are not only specialist-oriented but also offer a clear landscape to curious readers and show how challenging the road to the future is. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-0365-0539-8 9783036505381 9783036505398 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-0365-0539-8  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research & information: general<br/>Technology: general issues
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>polymer electrolyte fuel cell cyclic current profile transient behavior pressure drop Ohmic resistance solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) ionic conductivity Raman spectroscopy powder X-ray diffraction microbial fuel cell low-cost ceramics separator membrane porosity pore size water absorption mercury intrusion raman spectroscopy powder x-ray diffraction doped ceria solid oxides fuel cells Sm-doped ceria high pressure X-ray powder diffraction diamond anvil cell equation of state Rietveld refinement SOFC reliability contamination salt oxygen starvation concentration polarization fuel cell application microfluidic fuel cell power supply soft drinks hydrogen production alkaline water electrolysis two-phases flow CFD two-phase process BSCF SOEC rSOC anodic overpotential impedance spectroscopy sealants glass-ceramic joining CH4 internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell 2D local control cell design optimization active site degradation tape casting process open circuit voltage activation energy power density IT-SOFC PEM fuel cell useful water hydrogen consumption scenarios modified fuel utilization