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Dr. Gu studies
fuel cells with experimental methods. His current focus is to
systematically screen possible impurities that may affect Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) system performance and develop a
priority list sorted by chemical functionality. Dr. Gu designs and
performs experiments to measure effects of dosage, concentration, and
rate of contamination and determines the mechanism of transport and of
PEMFC degradation. He also develops methods that allow prediction of
effects of contaminants on cell life and performance.
Selected Publications
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Tao Gu, Y. C. Huang,
“Corrosion Behavior of Zinc Iron Alloy in 3.5% NaCl Solution”,
Corrosion and Protection (Chinese), 21, 390 (2000).
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Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van
Zee, and M. Murthy, “The Effect of Reformate Components on PEMFC
Performance: Dilution and Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction”, Journal
of Electrochemical Society, 151, A2100 (2004).
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Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W.
Van Zee, “Quantifying the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction inside a
PEM Fuel Cell”, a special edition of the Journal of Applied
Catalysis B, February 2004. Invited
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Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W.
Van Zee, “Gas Crossover in a PEMFC”, to be submitted to the
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
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Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W.
Van Zee, “The Effect of Impurities from Bipolar Plates on PEMFC
Performance”, to be submitted to Journal of Power Sources.
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