Bac2 to present UK fuel cell technology to Japanese audience in advance of Tokyo’s Fuel Cell EXPO 2008

Fuel cell materials company Bac2 has been invited to present its technology to a Japanese audience by the Science and Innovation Section of the British Embassy in Tokyo in association with the Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology Knowledge Transfer Network. The UK Fuel Cells Seminar 2008, organized by the embassy, takes place on the afternoon of February 26th, the day before the start of Fuel Cell EXPO 2008 and is being held at the British Embassy.

Bac2’s conductive plastic, ElectroPhen, is used to make bipolar plates for fuel cell stacks. Bipolar plates join individual cells together within a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack and are typically up to 30% of the cost such stacks. Bac2 claims making them from ElectroPhen delivers substantial cost savings without compromising performance. ElecroPhen’s raw state conductivity is in one billion times higher than commonly used resins. It is used to mould bipolar plates in a very simple manufacturing process that scales easily for high-volume production.

Bac2 is positive about the sustainability of ElecroPhen commenting that it is thermally stable, resilient to the high temperatures created within fuel cell reactions and inert towards fuel cell catalysts and membranes. The basic raw materials for ElectroPhen are widely available from major chemical suppliers and curing is achieved at room temperature. The material is easily modified with plasticisers, reinforcers, and conductive fillers to enable the composition to be fine-tuned for individual applications.

Source: Fuel Cell Today