Bio-Based Anti-Corrosion Polymer Coating for Fuel Cells Bipolar Plates

Abstract:

A highly corrosion resistant and conductive polymer coating for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells bipolar plates have been successfully prepared from renewable plant biomass sources. The coating is based on the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural synthesis by-product resin that consists of complex furanic oligomers and polymers. The corrosion resistance and conductivity of coated titanium plates have been studied. As-prepared coated Ti samples are shown 0.083 μA/cm² and 0.32 μA/cm² corrosion current in the simulated PEMFCs cathode and anode environment respectively. In addition, the polymer coating are reduced the interfacial contact resistance of bare titanium up to 40 %. The Ti plates coated with by-products of 5-HMF synthesis are shown a great potential application as bipolar plates for PEMFCs.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 869)
• Pages: 413-418
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.869.413
• Online since: October 2020
• Authors: Nikita Faddeev*, Victor Klushin, Nina V. Smirnova
• Keywords: 5-HMF Synthesis By-Product, Bipolar Plates, Coating, Corrosion Resistance, Fuel Cell

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