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    SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
    Monday September 20th, 2010
  • Morning Session (9.00 – 12.30)
  • Advances in Membrane Research
    Chairman: Bruno Améduri, ICGM-IAM, ENSCM, France
    9.00 – 9.30Invited Lecture: Vincenzo Arcella, Solvay-Solexis, Bollate, Italy (Confirmed)
    The Solvay-Solexis SSC Ionomer and High Temperature PEM Applications
    9.30 – 10.00Invited Lecture: Kenji Miyatake, Clean Energy Center, Yamanash University, Japan (confirmed)
    Novel Hydrocarbon Ionomer Membranes for High Temperature/Low Humidity Operable Fuel Cell
    10.00 – 10.20Markus Gross, Polymaterials, Germany
    Will Hydrocarbon Membranes be able to compete with PFSAs?
    10.20 – 10.40Stephen Paddison, University of Tennessee, USA
    The Hydration and Transport of Protons in Model Polymeric Systems with High Perfluorosulfonic Acid Density and Minimal Water
    10.40 – 11.00Coffee Break (Exhibition and Posters)
    Chairman: Giulio Alberti, University of Perugia, Italy
    11.00 – 11.30Invited Lecture: Mario Casciola, University of Perugia, Italy (confirmed)
    On the stability of proton conductivity of PEMs at medium temperature and approaches to its enhancement: from thermal treatment to the development of inorganic - organic composite membranes
    11.30 – 11.50Jin Hu, EWE-Forschungszentrum fόr Energietechnologie NEXT ENERGY, Germany
    Anhydrous proton conducting membranes based on electron-deficient nanoparticles/PBI-OO/PFSA composites for intermediate temperature DMFC application
    11.50 – 12.10Jochen Kerres, University of Stuttgart, Germany
    Properties, Degradation and High Temperature Fuel Cell Test of Different Types of PBI and PBI Blend Membranes
    12.10 – 12.30Markus Klapper, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
    Organic Proton-Conducting Crystalline Molecules as Separator Materials for Fuel Cell Applications
    12.30 – 14.00Lunch
  • Afternoon Session (14.00 – 17.00)
  • Proton Transfer and Water transport of PEMFC membranes
    Chairman: Stephen Paddison, University of Tennessee, USA
    14.00 – 14.30Invited Lecture: Klaus-Dieter Kreuer, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany (Confirmed)
    State of understanding of the microstructure of ionomer membranes
    14.30 – 15.00Invited Lecture: Jon Owejan, Genral Motors, USA (Confirmed)
    PEMFC Water Transport and Material Properties Correlated with Neutron Diagnostic Methods
    15.00 – 15.20Giulio Alberti, University of Perugia, Italy
    Water-vapour sorption isotherms of Nafion 1100 membranes taking into account the permanent deformations provoked by some standard pre-treatment procedures usually performed before their use in fuel cells
    15.20 – 15.40Coffee Break (Exhibition and Posters)
    Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells
    Chairman: Christophe Coutanceau, University of Poitiers, France
    15.40 – 16.00Dario Dekel, CellEra, Israel
    A review of the state-of-the-art of Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells
    16.00 – 16.20Michael Hickner, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Ion Motion and Water Uptake in Anion Exchange Membranes
    16.20 – 16.40Mohamed Mamlouk, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
    Fe-macro cycle a non-noble metal catalyst as promising alternative to Pt in alkaline membrane fuel cells
    16.40 – 17.00Carsten Cremers, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, Germany
    Influence of the pH value and the carbonate ion concentration of the electrolyte solution on the ethanol oxidation at polycrystalline platinum
  • Evening Session (19.00 – 21.00)
    Poster Session II and Exhibition with Buffet supper and oyster tasting
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