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Considerations for Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate Manufacturing: Part 2

Considerations for Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate Manufacturing: Part 2
Low-temperature fuel cells have historically used CNC-machined graphite as bipolar plates. Graphite’s high-cost, high-permeability, and precise machin... Read more

Introducing: Hydro-LAT GDLs with Hydrophilic MPL

Introducing: Hydro-LAT GDLs with Hydrophilic MPL
Electrochemical technologies have been widely adopted for various commercial applications such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, electrochemical CO2 reduc... Read more

An Introduction to Ion Exchange Membranes and Salt Splitting

An Introduction to Ion Exchange Membranes and Salt Splitting
Ion-exchanges membranes (IEMs) have many applications beyond fuel cells -- they can also be used to synthesize all types of compounds that are used in... Read more

Membrane Comparison Chart - 2024

Membrane Comparison Chart - 2024
For PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, a proton exchange membrane is sandwiched between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. Read more

Membrane Properties and Characterization for Zero-Gap CO2 Electrolyzers

Membrane Properties and Characterization for Zero-Gap CO2 Electrolyzers
Zero-gap electrolyzers are similar to fuel cells in design because the heart of the electrolyzer consists of two electrodes pressed against a membrane... Read more

Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2023

Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2023
Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) are one of the components in different types of fuel cells including, but not limited, to Proton Exchange Membrane and Dir... Read more

What is the Difference Between Carbon Paper and Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion Layers?

What is the Difference Between Carbon Paper and Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion Layers?
Carbon Paper Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) (e.g. Sigracet, Freudenberg, Toray, etc) tend to be thinner and more brittle than Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion ... Read more

What Else Do I Need For My Fuel Cell

What Else Do I Need For My Fuel Cell
So, you have bought a fuel cell and are ready to start using it. Read more

What is the Purpose of a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL)?

What is the Purpose of a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL)?
The Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) plays several critical roles in a typical fuel cell application and is often integrated as part of the Membrane Electrod... Read more

Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Activation Procedures

Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Activation Procedures
Why is an activation procedure or break-in necessary for a membrane electrode assembly (MEA)? A large reason for performing an activation procedure o... Read more

Kinetics of Ion Exchange Materials

Kinetics of Ion Exchange Materials
The rate of ion exchange depends on the rates of the chemical (ionic) reactions in the ionic exchange material (membranes, dispersions, beads, pellets... Read more

The Interaction of Organic and Biochemical Substances on Ion Exchange Materials

The Interaction of Organic and Biochemical Substances on Ion Exchange Materials
Ion exchange materials are used to purify, separate, and extract many different types of molecules, including organic and biochemical molecules. When ... Read more

Membrane Comparison Chart - 2021

Membrane Comparison Chart - 2021
Membranes are essential for PEM fuel cells to operate. The Proton Exchange Membrane carries the hydrogen ions from the anode to the cathode without pa... Read more

How Ion Exchange Works

How Ion Exchange Works
In nature, the majority of gases, liquids, and solids are not charged (in the neutral form). Ion exchange, where free ions are exchanged for different... Read more

An Introduction to Cation Exchange Membranes

An Introduction to Cation Exchange Membranes
Cation exchange membranes (CEMs) are frequently referred to as proton exchange membranes (PEMs) because they are often used in chemical reactions that... Read more
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