We may be able to consume less energy, emit fewer pollutants, and rely less on fossil fuels if we adopt polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which effectively and directly convert the chemical energy held in hydrogen fuel to electrical energy with water as the only waste. A lot of work has been put into advancing PEM fuel cell technology and basic research in the past, especially during the last couple of decades or so. The biggest obstacles to the commercialization of fuel cells continue to be ones like costs and durability. Although a lifespan of about 2500 h (for transportation PEM fuel cells) was obtained in 2009, it still has to be doubled to satisfy the DOE's objective, i.e., 5000 h. To get through these obstacles, breakthroughs are urgently required.
Title : Design of efficient and stable structured catalysts for biofuels transformation into syngas by using advanced technologies of nanocomposite active components synthesis, supporting on heat conducting substrates and sintering
Vladislav Sadykov, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis and Novosibirsk State University, Russian Federation
Title : Application of vanadium, tantalum and chromium single-site zeolites in heterogeneous catalysis
Stanislaw Dzwigaj, Sorbonne University, France
Title : Solar box recovery of mixed-wax candle fragments and their reuse on the island of Crete
Victor John Law, Technical University Dublin, Ireland
Title : Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) as a unique healthcare model through bi-odesign-inspired bio- and chemical engineering applications to secure the human healthcare and biosafety: Engineering of biocatalysts - from evolution to creation
Sergey Suchkov, N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Title : Empowering a sustainable future by biomass conversion on single atom catalysis
Malayil Gopalan Sibi, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Title : Catalytic potential of biochar derived from heavy-metal-contaminated biomass
Enrico Paris, CREA-IT, Italy