ScienceDaily informs us about the discovery of a new method of creating better fuel cells that would eliminate the need for using fossil-based fuels for fields like home heating, transportation and remote emergency.
The new solution was presented by chemists Jeff Hurd, from the University of Calgary, and George Shimizu, professor at the University of Calgary, Department of Chemistry. They focused on advanced design aspects and came up with a new material that enables polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells to function in higher temperatures, which increases efficiency at lower costs.
George Shimizu filled an US patent last year, while together with Jeff Hurd, Venkataraman Thangadurai and Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan from the University of Calgary, and Igor Moudrakovski and Christopher Ratcliffe from the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences at the National Research Council, have published their research paper in Nature Chemistry, the monthly journal that hosts reports on the latest researches covering all chemistry areas.
Standard fuel cells can transform hydrogen and oxygen elements into electrical energy and water, while polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are capable of producing energy from hydrogen under the boiling point of the water.
Well, the new PEM recipe coming from the chemists can produce energy at up to 150 degrees Celsius, which would remove the need for using platinum and other expensive metals required in high temperatures.
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