Alkaline Fuel Cells

Fundamentals, Design, and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-36638-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Alkaline Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Design, and Applications is a comprehensive discussion of alkaline fuel cells that bridges the gap between fundamental knowledge and practical skills needed to address real-world challenges in alkaline fuel cells. The book provides readers with the essential information needed to understand, design, and implement efficient low-temperature and high-temperature alkaline fuel cell systems. The book provides a detailed understanding of alkaline fuel cells principles, materials, and operation. It begins with an introduction to alkaline fuel cells and a discussion on mass transport phenomena in these cells. Subsequent chapters delve into the mechanisms, classification, design, and challenges of alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction catalysts and alkaline oxygen reduction reaction catalysts. The book also covers the synthesis, properties, and perspectives of anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells. Further, it addresses cell design and stack engineering, performance testing and characterization techniques, and advanced theoretical modeling of alkaline fuel cells. It also explores liquid fuels and their applications in transportation and beyond. The book concludes with a global overview of market dynamics, the impact and future opportunities of government policies, and future perspectives. Alkaline Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Design, and Applications is an indispensable guide for students seeking a comprehensive resource on alkaline fuel cells, equipping readers with the necessary tools to design, optimize, and implement alkaline fuel cells systems. It will also be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers working on alkaline fuel cells.

Autoren/Hrsg.

An, Liang

Pan, Zhefei

Chen, Rong

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to alkaline fuel cells
2. Mass transport phenomena in alkaline fuel cells
3. Alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction catalysts: mechanisms, classification, design and challenges
4. Anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: synthesis, properties and perspectives
5. Alkaline oxygen reduction reaction catalysts: mechanisms, classification, design and challenges
6. Cell design and stack engineering: theory, integration and perspectives
7. Performance testing and characterization techniques
8. Advanced theoretical modeling of alkaline fuel cells
9. Alkaline fuel cells fueled by liquid fuels: fuels, mechanisms, materials and perspectives
10. Alkaline fuel cells for transportation applications and beyond
11. Market dynamics of alkaline fuel cells: a global overview
12. Government policies: impact and future opportunities
13. Challenges and perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

An, Liang
Dr. Liang An received his Bachelor degree in Thermal and Power Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). After graduation, he worked as a visiting scholar and a postdoctoral fellow in the same research group. His research interests are in the area of clean energy-conversion technologies and renewable energy-storage technologies. His research interests include fuel cells and batteries.

Pan, Zhefei
Professor Zhefei Pan received the BS degree (2015) and the MS degree (2017) in School of Energy Science and Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, and PhD degree (2021) in Department of Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. After working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the same department for 3 years, he currently is a Professor at Chongqing University. Professor Pan has nearly 10-year experience in experimental and numerical investigations on fuel cells and electrolyzers. Scientific interests are direct liquid fuel cells fueled by ammonia and ethylene glycol and electrochemical production of chemicals such as ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. More than 40 publications have been published, including Progress in Energy and Combustion Science and ACS Energy Letters.

Chen, Rong
Professor Rong Chen received the BS degree (2000) and the MS degree (2003) in School of Energy and Power Engineering from Chongqing University, and PhD degree (2007) in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He did his postdoctoral research in the same place. He was appointed the visiting assistant professor for Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2008-2009. He joined the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Chongqing University in 2010. Currently, he has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in the international journals. His research interests mainly cover the solar utilization by photochemistry, optofluidics, new energy technologies, micro-scale transport and interfacial phenomena as well as the heat/mass transport in porous media.