| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 334, 2022
EFC21 - European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference
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| Article Number | 04010 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Fuel Cell Technologies | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202233404010 | |
| Published online | 10 January 2022 | |
Graphite/epoxy composite for building Bipolar Plates
1 Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
2 Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
3 CNR - Istituto Nanoscienze - Centro S3, 41125 Modena, Italy
4 Dipartimento di Ingegneria “Enzo Ferrari”, 41125 Modena, Italy
* Corresponding author: luca.spinelli@unimore.it;fabrizio.roncaglia@unimore.it
Bipolar plates (BPs) are important components of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC). Graphite-epoxy composites, having a better corrosion resistance than metal-based BPs and better mechanical properties than graphite BPs, are a promising alternative. In this study, we tried to develop graphite-epoxy composites meeting the technical US DOE targets for 2020, with a proper choice of manufacturing conditions that ensure a good compromise between conductivity, flexural strength, and gas permeability. In particular, we studied the influence of the filler to binder ratio, changed the molding temperature and time, and investigated the effects of increasing pressure both on in-plane conductivity and on helium permeability. We found that both formulation and molding pressure are crucial in determining the permeability of the graphite-epoxy composites, whereas molding temperature and time seem to play a minor role.
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