This is a compilation of presentations from an interdisciplinary forum for fuel cell, electrochemistry and mechanical engineering industry leaders, decision makers, and leading scientists from academia working in the fields of system design, fabrication and testing of fuel cells of all types and sizes. The book addresses and discusses the durability issues common to all fuel cell systems and specific for each type and size of fuel cells. In addition, it examines the testing systems and standard development communities current hurdles preventing fuel cells systems from large scale commercialization.

This book provides an interdisciplinary review of the fundamental factors affecting Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEM FC) performance, components/stacks/system durability, cost and implementation. The book emphasizes the latest efforts toward overcoming technical and engineering barriers to commercialization of stationary, automotive and portable PEM FC and related hydrogen infrastructure technologies.

This is a compilation of presentations from an interdisciplinary forum for fuel cell, electrochemistry and mechanical engineering industry leaders, decision makers, and leading scientists from academia working in the fields of system design, fabrication and testing of fuel cells of all types and sizes. The book addresses and discusses the durability issues common to all fuel cell systems and specific for each type and size of fuel cells. In addition, it examines the testing systems and standard development communities current hurdles preventing fuel cells systems from large scale commercialization.

A timely addition to the highly acclaimed four-volume handbook set; volumes 5 and 6 highlight recent developments, particularly in the fields of new materials, molecular modeling and durability. Since the publication of the first four volumes of the Handbook of Fuel Cells in 2003, the focus of fuel cell research and development has shifted from optimizing fuel cell performance with well-known materials to developing new materials concepts, and to understanding the origins of materials and fuel cell degradation. This new two-volume set provides an authoritative and timely guide to these recent developments in fuel cell research.