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Lightweight Fuel Cell Panel Utilizing High Temperature Ionic Polymer
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Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
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Fiscal Year: 2008Title: Lightweight Fuel Cell Panel Utilizing High Temperature Ionic PolymerAgency / Branch: DOD / ARMYContract: W911NF-08-C-0117Award Amount: $100,000.00
Abstract:
Ionic polymers are ionically conductive organic salts with excellent thermal and chemical stability, useful for their large specific capacitances across a wide operational temperature range. In this program, MER Corporation and Arizona State University propose the fuel cell use of electroactive solid state ionic polymers that conduct protons across an even wider temperature range from subzero to < 200 degrees C. The proposed protic solid acids will be tested in a flexible, thin-sheet multi-cell fuel cell panel. This novel proposed stack design, one that breaks with the traditional state-of-the-art panel configuration, will not required gas diffusion layers, bipolar plates, end plates, bus plates or clamping nuts and bolts. These simplifications will improve the overall power density and energy density of the fuel cell system as well as adapt it to fit against irregular internal contours.Small Business Information at Submission:Research Institution Information:MATERIALS & ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH (MER) CORP.
7960 S. Kolb Rd. Tucson, AZ 85706EIN/Tax ID: 860530946DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: NoARIZONA STATE UNIV.
Center for App. NanoBioscience
Biodesign Institute
Tempe, AZ 85287 5001Contact: Frederic ZenhausernContact Phone: (480) 727-8169RI Type: Nonprofit college or university
Award Information
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Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: Army |
Award ID: 85033 |
Program Year/Program: 2008 / STTR |
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Agency Tracking Number: A08A-010-0264 |
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