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Artigo IPEN-doc 30769 Optimized interfaces for PBI-based high-temperature direct ethanol fuel cells2024 - SILVA, RODRIGO P. da; MATOS, BRUNO R. de; FONSECA, FABIO C.; SANTIAGO, ELISABETE I.The present study combines innovative strategies aiming at enhanced performance of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFC) by modifying interfaces at both electrodes and electrolyte. Increasing the operating temperature to 180 °C to promote faster kinetics and thermally activated processes taking place in DEFC was possible by using phosphoric-acid-doped PBI (polybenzimidazole) composite electrolytes. The properties of the PBI electrolytes were improved by adding SiO2 as an inorganic second phase, promoting an increase in the proton conductivity and inhibiting ethanol crossover. Optimizing electrode reactions by increasing the triple-phase boundary was demonstrated by using a powdered-based PBI “ionomeric” concept to boost the performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The electrochemical characterization of the high-temperature direct ethanol fuel cells (HT-DEFC) showed that combining the strategies for the optimized electrode and electrolyte was crucial for increasing the performance of membrane electrode assemblies operating at 180 °C.Artigo IPEN-doc 29609 Numerical validation of direct ethanol fuel cell operating at high temperature2023 - PANESI, A.R.Q.; SILVA, R.P.; SANTIAGO, E.I.In the present work, a three-dimensional steady-state model was developed to analyze the performance of high-temperature direct ethanol fuel cell (HT-DEFC) based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) electrolytes. A non-isothermal model of a HT-DEFC setup using a PBI/H3PO4 membrane was employed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This work is aiming at a validation of experimental data of HT-DEFC prototypes based on the simulation of polarization curves. The model predicts the mole concentration of H3PO4, heat and current density distributions, as well as mass fraction ethanol during operation at 180 °C. The heat transfer model was coupled to the electrochemical and mass transport, allowing that a particular heating configuration was investigated considering the temperature distribution on the PBI membrane. We have found that temperature and relative humidity (RH) are mostly related to PBI properties resulting from H3PO4 lixiviation and conductivity decreasing as well as ethanol crossover strongly interferes on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) rate, leading to poor HT-DEFC performance.Artigo IPEN-doc 28365 Three-dimensional CFD modeling of H2/O2 HT-PEMFC based on H3PO4-doped PBI membranes2021 - PANESI, A.R.Q.; SILVA, R.P.; CUNHA, E.F.; KORKISCHKO, I.; SANTIAGO, E.I.A complete non-isothermal model of a HT-PEMFC setup using a PBI/ H3PO4 membrane was developed, modeled, and solved using COMSOL Multiphysics. Polarization curves were simulated and compared to the corresponding experimental data. In this work, a serpentine flow field and an active area of 5 cm2 have been implemented in a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) application. The model predicts water vapor transport, mass concentration of H3PO4, temperature, and membrane current density distribution. In this model, the anode feed is pure hydrogen, and oxygen is introduced at the cathode side. The heat transfer model was coupled with the electrochemical and mass transport; a particular heating configuration is investigated for temperature distribution, emphasizing the membrane. The models showed consistency and were used to investigate the behavior of H3PO4 concentration and all transport characteristics. The concentration of phosphoric acid decreases with increasing temperature and relative humidity and the diffusive flux of water vapor increases with the decrease of the operating voltage. Two different configurations of inlet and outlet flow channels were analyzed and the results were compared.Artigo IPEN-doc 27193 SAXS signature of the lamellar ordering of ionic domains of perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomers by electric and magnetic field-assisted casting2020 - SILVA, JAQUELINE S. da; CARVALHO, SABRINA G.M.; SILVA, RODRIGO P. da; TAVARES, ANA C.; SCHADE, ULRICH; PUSKAR, LJILJANA; FONSECA, FABIO C.; MATOS, BRUNO R.At present, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies of perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomers (PFSAs) are unable to fully determine the true shape of their building blocks, as recent SAXS modelling predicts disk- and rod-like nanoionic domains as being equally possible. This scenario requires evidence-based findings to unravel the real shape of PFSA building blocks. Herein, a SAXS pattern signature for a lamellar nanophase separation of the ionic domains of Nafion is presented, backed by mid and far infrared spectroscopy (MIR and FIR) and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) data of Nafion in different ionic forms, a broad range of ionic phase contents (EW ~ 859–42 252 g eq-1) and temperatures. The study indicates that the lamellar arrangement of the ionic domains is the most representative morphology that accounts for the physical properties of this ionomer. The lamellar SAXS reflections of Nafion are enhanced in electric and magnetic field-aligned membranes, as confirmed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Electric and magnetic field-assisted casting of Nafion allowed producing nanostructured and anisotropic films with the lamellas stacked perpendicularly to the field vector, which is the direction of interest for several applications. Such nanostructured Nafion membranes are bestowed with advanced optical and proton transport properties, making them promising materials for solar and fuel cells.