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Online Published: 30 Jun 2020
 


The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer

Abdulhamed Sghayer, Adel Diyaf, Khaled Mazuz, Naji Issa.


Abstract
The presence of Nafin ionomer as one of basic elements in the PEM fuel cell catalyst layer structure can extend the three phase contact between the reactant gases, electrolyte and the catalyst surface and make the catalyst layer active in three dimensions, since the proton can move throughout the entire catalyst layer, which would improve the PEM fuel cell performance. Th main objective of this study is to examine the dependence of the optimum Nafin ionomer weight percent (wt.%), on the palladium supported carbon(Pd/C) loading in PEM fuel cell catalyst layer. Th results showed that the optimum Nafin ionomer contents in the PEM fuel cell catalyst layer is dependent and inversely proportional to the amount of Pd/C loading. For catalyst layers with a Palladium supported carbon (Pd/C) loading of 4.0 ± 0.1 mg/cm2, 3.2 ± 0.1 mg/cm2, and 2.45 ± 0.05 mg/cm2, the best performance was obtained at about 33, 35, and 37 wt.% Nafin ionomer loading respectively

Key words: PEM fuel cells, catalyst layer Performance, Nafin Ionomer, Polarization Curve, Renewable Energy


 
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Sghayer A, Diyaf A, Mazuz K, Issa N. The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2020; 9(1): 28-34.

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Sghayer A, Diyaf A, Mazuz K, Issa N. The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. https://www.jsesd.org/?mno=302658258 [Access: November 12, 2026].

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer A, Diyaf A, Mazuz K, Issa N. The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2020; 9(1): 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer A, Diyaf A, Mazuz K, Issa N. The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. (2020), [cited November 12, 2026]; 9(1): 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer, A., Diyaf, . A., Mazuz, . K. & Issa, . N. (2020) The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev., 9 (1), 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer, Abdulhamed, Adel Diyaf, Khaled Mazuz, and Naji Issa. 2020. The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 9 (1), 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer, Abdulhamed, Adel Diyaf, Khaled Mazuz, and Naji Issa. "The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 9 (2020), 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer, Abdulhamed, Adel Diyaf, Khaled Mazuz, and Naji Issa. "The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 9.1 (2020), 28-34. Print.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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Sghayer, A., Diyaf, . A., Mazuz, . K. & Issa, . N. (2020) The Correlation of Palladium Supported Carbon (Pd/C) Loading and Optimum Nafin Ionomer Weight Percent (wt.%) Content in the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 9 (1), 28-34.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.15

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