SBIR Phase II: Bimetallic Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Information

• NSF Award
• 0110419

Owner

• TJ Technologies, Inc.

• Award Id

  0110419

• Award Effective Date

  8/1/2001 - 23 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  7/31/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 637,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop platinum-transition metal alloy catalysts that are supported on high area carbon for oxygen cathodes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The Phase II project will build on the success of Phase I by optimizing the alloy composition and particle size of supported Platinum (Pt) alloy catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction. Low temperature synthesis methods allow T/J Technologies to produce supported Pt alloys with minimal Pt aggregation. Alloy compositions that reduce the over potential toward oxygen reduction by >50 mV versus Pt alone and will be produced with particles sizes (3-5 nm) that maximize Pt utilization and oxygen reduction efficiency. Performance will be demonstrated in half-cell and full fuel cell experiments. Catalysts resulting from this project will enable PEM fuel cells to operate more efficiently.<br/><br/>The potential commercial applications from this project would be improved oxygen reduction catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells for vehicle propulsion and kilowatt-scale off-grid electric power generation. These are potentially large markets with beneficial impacts on energy efficiency, international competitiveness, and emissions reductions.

• Program Officer

  Cheryl F. Albus

• Min Amd Letter Date

  7/16/2001 - 23 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/27/2004 - 21 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  T/J Technologies, Inc

• City

  ANN ARBOR

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  3850 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE

• Postal Code

  481082240

• Phone Number

  3132131637

• First Name

  David

• Last Name

  Tarnowski

• Email Address

  tjultracap@.aol.com

• Start Date

  7/16/2001 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  09/24/2002

• First Name

  Devon

• Last Name

  Renock

• Email Address

  drenock@tjtechnologies.com

• Start Date

  9/24/2002 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000