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Life-cycle Assessment of Fuel Cell Stacks by Martin Pehnt is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Life-cycle Assessment of Fuel Cell Stacks about?
Life-cycle assessment is a useful instrument to evaluate the ecological performance of innovative energy systems. This paper investigates the production process of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) stacks, identiÿes the ecological contributions of various components and materials and compares the results with impacts due to utilization of the stacks in a vehicle (i.e. hydrogen or methanol production and direct emissions). The production of fuel cell stacks leads to environmental impacts which cannot be neglected compared to the utilization of the stacks in a vehicle (the actual driving process). These impacts are mainly caused by the platinum group metals for the catalyst and, to a lesser degree, the materials and energy for the ow ÿeld plates. The paper identiÿes several options how to further enhance the environmental advantages of fuel cells.
Who reads Life-cycle Assessment of Fuel Cell Stacks?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Engineering.
- Author
- Martin Pehnt
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0360-3199)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)