Caroline Andreazza

The use of plasmas in catalysis: catalyst preparation and hydrogen production

Abstract Plasma technologies are introduced in the field of hydrogen production related to fuel cells. Two ways are described: Plasma synthesis of catalysts and membranes for the production and purification of hydrogen and, direct production of hydrogen based on atmospheric plasma-assisted methane steam reforming.

TCP Plasma Sputtering of Nanostructured Fuel Cell Electrodes

A transformer-coupled plasma sputtering reactor is used for depositing porous carbon-platinum proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes. Carbon nanocolumns decorated by platinum nanoclusters are thus obtained.