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Southampton,
UK--Fuel cell materials company Bac2
has been invited to present its technology to an influential 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 the
world’s largest fuel cell exhibition and conference, Fuel Cell EXPO 2008,
which runs from February 27th to 29th. The event is being held at the British
Embassy, with registration at 13:00, and around 100 industry specialists
are expected to attend.
Bac2’s unique 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. 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.
ElecroPhen 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.
Bac2 Ltd
Bac2 is the developer of ElectroPhen™, an electrically conductive plastic that will make a significant contribution to the early adoption of clean energy from fuel cell stacks. Fuel cells are technically proven sources of clean energy for our planet, but adoption is presently limited by cost.Bac2 is in the process of developing ElectroPhen™ commercially and has patents pending in Europe, America and Japan. ElectroPhen™ is made from readily available low-cost constituents, can be pressed or moulded to complex shapes, and is robust enough for harsh environments. By comparison, competitors produce composite plates using electrically insulating resins to bind together conductive particles such as graphite. In addition to its role in fuel cells, Bac2 will find an increasingly wide range of applications for ElectroPhen in electrical and electronic industries.
Bac2, Millbrook Technology Campus,
Second Avenue, Southampton, S015 0DJ james.lewis@bac2.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)
1865 331413
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