The aim of the course is to introduce students to the systematic laboratory work. Students pass the characteristic work in various laboratories of the department and get to know with the basic experimental techniques of hydrogen production, material characterization and fuel cell field.

Students will be able to:

conduct a given experiment

evaluate acquired data

prepare laboratory report

Attendance of all laboratory work, preparation and finalizing of laboratory work protocol accepted by work leader

R:Lowell S., Shields J.E., Powder surface area and porosity, Chapman and Hall, London, 0412252406

e-learning

according to instructions of work supervisor

List of experimental works:

1. Gas diffusion media porosity detrmination

2. Determination of ion exchange membrane capacity

3. Characterization laboratory water electolysis

4. Texture characterization of catalyst support - BET method

5. Characterisation of PEM fuel cell

6. Measurement of membranes gas permeation

7. Determination of kinetic parameters by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

8. Cyclic voltametry

9. Characterization of the specific materiál surface properties

10. Determination of mass transfer coeff. using a RDE