Interfacial Phenomena

Session 735 - Interfacial Phenomena In Energy Systems
Interfacial phenomena play a vital role in many energy systems. Whether one discusses the adsorption of hydrogen onto a platinum catalyst particle in a fuel cell, the transfer of charge across the dye-semiconductor interface in a photo-electrochemical cell or the adsorption of an enzyme on a cellulosic particle for the production of fuel ethanol, interfaces and the transport of material or energy across them play a direct role in the efficiency of any energy system. This session focuses on interfacial phenomena in energy systems, including traditional gas/oil/coal systems and nontraditional and renewable systems such as solar, biofuels, fuel cells, gas hydrates, supercapacitors, etc. Experimental and theoretical papers are both welcome.
Chair: Gerold A. Willing
Cochairs: Costas Tsouris
Peng Jiang
  Anomalous Self-Preservation of Surfactant-Derived Gas Hydrates at 1 Atm
Guochang Zhang, Rudy E. Rogers
  Role of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at Hydrate/liquid Interface
Junshe Zhang, Chi Lo, Alexander Couzis, Jae W Lee, Ponisseril Somasundaran, S. Lu
  Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation and Frequency Response Analysis of the Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode
Heath Turner, Kah Chun Lau, Brett Dunlap
  Water Management in PEM Fuel Cells
Brooks R. Friess, Mehdi Shahraeeni, Mina Hoorfar
  Identification and Comparison of Internal Resistances In a Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell and a Microbial Fuel Cell Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Doug S. Aaron, Abhijeet Borole, Choo Y. Hamilton, Sotira Yiacoumi, Costas Tsouris
  Effectiveness of Biosurfactant and Quaternary Ammonium Salt as Hydrate Anti-Agglomerants: Effect of Model Oil Concentration, Methanol as Co-Surfactant, and Salinity
J. Dalton York, Abbas Firoozabadi
  Electrical Double Layer Formation with Mixtures of Electrolytes In Nanopores
Chia-Hung Hou, Patricia Taboada-Serrano, Sotira Yiacoumi, Costas Tsouris

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