M4-NUWC Overview Fontaine.pdf

M4-NUWC Overview Fontaine.pdf M4-NUWC Overview Fontaine.pdf

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Reaction Chemistries: Oxidation / Reduction of H 2 5a. BH 4 - Decomposition BH 4 - + 2H2O � BO 2 - + 4H 2 5b. H 2 O 2 Decomposition 2H2O2 � O 2 + 2H2O O 2 via decomposition 5c. H 2 /O 2 Electro-Oxidation/reduction (acid environment) Anode 2H 2 Cathode O 2 � + 4H + 4H + Overall 2H 2 + O 2 � + 4e - + 4e - � 2H2O 0.00 V 1.23 V 2H 2 O 1.23 V This chemistry would support a Proton Exchange Fuel Cell (PEMFC)

• • • Direct Borohydride System Background Objective: investigate and develop a liquid refuelable DBFC ONR 332 sponsored program Collaborative effort between Dstl and NUWC to increase the understanding and science of the DBFC Parallel approaches taken in demonstrator development O2 Dstl – – • MEA topology with indirect O2 reduction NUWC • • Cell topology based – – – – Electrodeposited Pd/Ir anode Electrodeposited Pd/Ir cathode Cation exchange membrane DuPont N115 Direct reduction and oxidation of H2O2 PEM H 2 and NaBH 4 DBH/HPFC 25% NaBH 4 60% H2O2 Solution waste

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Direct Borohydride System<br />

Background<br />

Objective: investigate and develop a liquid refuelable DBFC<br />

ONR 332 sponsored program<br />

Collaborative effort between Dstl and <strong>NUWC</strong> to<br />

increase the understanding and science of the DBFC<br />

Parallel approaches taken in demonstrator<br />

development<br />

O2 Dstl<br />

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MEA topology with indirect O2 reduction<br />

<strong>NUWC</strong><br />

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Cell topology based<br />

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Electrodeposited Pd/Ir anode<br />

Electrodeposited Pd/Ir cathode<br />

Cation exchange membrane<br />

DuPont N115<br />

Direct reduction and oxidation of H2O2 PEM<br />

H 2<br />

and NaBH 4<br />

DBH/HPFC<br />

25%<br />

NaBH 4<br />

60%<br />

H2O2 Solution<br />

waste

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