TY - BOOK ID - 134099724 TI - Advanced Materials and Technologies for Fuel Cells AU - Viviani, Massimo AU - Barbucci, Antonio AU - Carpanese, Maria Paola AU - Presto, Sabrina PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Technology: general issues KW - polymer electrolyte fuel cell KW - cyclic current profile KW - transient behavior KW - pressure drop KW - Ohmic resistance KW - solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) KW - ionic conductivity KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - powder X-ray diffraction KW - microbial fuel cell KW - low-cost ceramics KW - separator KW - membrane KW - porosity KW - pore size KW - water absorption KW - mercury intrusion KW - raman spectroscopy KW - powder x-ray diffraction KW - doped ceria KW - solid oxides fuel cells KW - Sm-doped ceria KW - high pressure X-ray powder diffraction KW - diamond anvil cell KW - equation of state KW - Rietveld refinement KW - SOFC KW - reliability KW - contamination KW - salt KW - oxygen starvation KW - concentration polarization KW - fuel cell application KW - microfluidic fuel cell KW - power supply KW - soft drinks KW - hydrogen production KW - alkaline water electrolysis KW - two-phases flow KW - CFD KW - two-phase process KW - BSCF KW - SOEC KW - rSOC KW - anodic overpotential KW - impedance spectroscopy KW - sealants KW - glass-ceramic KW - joining KW - CH4 internal reforming KW - solid oxide fuel cell KW - 2D local control KW - cell design optimization KW - active site degradation KW - tape casting process KW - open circuit voltage KW - activation energy KW - power density KW - IT-SOFC KW - PEM fuel cell KW - useful water KW - hydrogen consumption scenarios KW - modified fuel utilization UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134099724 AB - Fuel cells are expected to play a relevant role in the transition towards a sustainable-energy-driven world. Although this type of electrochemical system was discovered a long time ago, only in recent years has global energy awareness, together with newly developed materials and available technologies, made such key advances in relation to fuel cell potential and its deployment. It is now unquestionable that fuel cells are recognized, alongside their possibility to work in the reverse mode, as the hub of the new energy deal. Now the questions are, why are they not yet ready to be used, despite the strong economic support given from the society? What prevents them from being entered into the hydrogen energy scenario in which renewable sources will provide energy when it is not readily available? How much are researchers involved in this urgent step towards change? This book gives a clear answer, engaging with some of the open issues that explain the delay of fuel cell deployment and, at the same time, it opens a window that shows how wide and attractive the opportunities offered by this technology are. Papers collected here are not only specialist-oriented but also offer a clear landscape to curious readers and show how challenging the road to the future is. ER -