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ReviewPolymers2024

Carbon Material-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Bipolar Plates in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells.

Alejandro Gomez-Sanchez, Víctor A Franco-Luján, Hilda M Alfaro-López, Laura Hernández-Sánchez, Heriberto Cruz-Martínez, Dora I Medina

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Review in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alejandro Gomez-SanchezTecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9047-4805
Víctor A Franco-LujánTecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico.
Hilda M Alfaro-LópezInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, E.S.I.M.E.-Zacatenco, I.E., Edificio 2, U.P.A.L.M., Lindavista, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México 07738, Mexico.
Laura Hernández-SánchezTecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico.
Heriberto Cruz-MartínezTecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8967-1481
Dora I MedinaTecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5325-0079
Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca · MXInstituto Politécnico Nacional · MXTecnológico de Monterrey · MX

Funding

National Technological Institute of Mexico 18563.23-P
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bipolar plates (BPs) are one of the most important components of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) because of their important role in gas and water management, electrical performance, and mechanical stability. Therefore, promising materials for use as BPs should meet several technical targets established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Thus far, in the literature, many materials have been reported for possible applications in BPs. Of these, polymer composites reinforced with carbon allotropes are one of the most prominent. Therefore, in this review article, we present the progress and critical analysis on the use of carbon material-reinforced polymer composites as BPs materials in PEMFCs. Based on this review, it is observed that numerous polymer composites reinforced with carbon allotropes have been produced in the literature, and most of the composites synthesized and characterized for their possible application in BPs meet the DOE requirements. However, these composites can still be improved before their use for BPs in PEMFCs.

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carbon fiberscarbon nanotubesgrapheneUnited States Department of Energy

Identifiers

PMID38475354
PMCPMC10935129
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