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Volume 58, Issue 2
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    Technological achievements and breakthroughs with emphasis on platinum group metals beneficiation work to date under the HySA Systems Initiative

  • Authors: By Bruno G. Pollet1, Sivakumar Pasupathi1, Gerhard Swart1, Mykhaylo Lototskyy1, Mario Williams1, Piotr Bujlo1, Shan Ji1, Vladimir Linkov1 and Bernard J. Bladergroen1
  • Affiliations: 1 HySA Systems Competence Centre, South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC), Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western CapeRobert Sobukwe Road, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, Cape TownSouth Africa
  • Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 58, Issue 2, Apr 2014, p. 68 - 81
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/147106714X679287
    • Published online: 01 Jan 2014

Abstract

The Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) programme is based upon the beneficiation of South Africa’s large platinum group metal (pgm) resources. The present article summarises some of the progress by HySA Systems, one of the three Competence Centres under the HySA Programme, since 2008. Work has been carried out on membrane electrode assembly and stack development for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs) for use in combined heat and power (CHP) supplied by natural gas and hydrogen fuelled vehicle (HFV) applications. The emphasis is on improved carbon monoxide tolerance and simplified heat and humidity management, allowing simpler fuel cell systems to be designed. Metal hydrides modified with palladium are being explored as poisoning-tolerant hydrogen storage materials for stationary and special mobile applications, and metal organic frameworks (MOFs) modified with platinum as light-weight hydrogen storage with a high hydrogen storage capacity. Lastly research into hydrogen purification using Pd membrane reactors is focused on membrane support synthesis, hollow fibre seeding and development of the plating procedure.

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Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies at the Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Systems Competence Centre
Platinum Metals Review 58, 68 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1595/147106714X679287
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