Dimensionally Stable Membrane for High Pressure Electrolyzers

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 88013	Program Year/Program: 2008 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 074263	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
89 Rumford Avenue Newton, MA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2008

Title: Dimensionally Stable Membrane for High Pressure Electrolyzers

Agency: NASA

Contract: NNX08CB63P

Award Amount: $99,999.00

Abstract:
Utilizing high strength polymers with controlled pore dimensions as a support, a customized membrane electrode assembly (MEA) can be generated for NASA's electrolyzer stack that has optimized electrochemical performance with greatly improved mechanical properties enabling high pressure (>1000 psi) operation. The overall objective is to generate and test an optimized dimensionally stable membrane (DSM) for a lunar NASA application. This will be accomplished through four tasks; 1. Generation of DSM MEAs of various configurations; 2. Testing of these MEAs; 3. Modeling and fitting of test data to electrolyzer performance; 4. Use model to generate optimum 1000 psi Electrolyzer MEA and test.

Principal Investigator:
Cortney K. Mittelsteadt, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
7815290529
cmittelsteadt@ginerinc.com

Business Contact:
Anthony J. Vaccaro, Ph.D.
President / COO
7815290504
avaccaro@ginerinc.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
89 Rumford Avenue Newton, MA 02466

EIN/Tax ID: 043515357

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No