Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 24;109(4):1029-34. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1114672109. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
A fluorescent molecular probe, 6-carboxy fluorescein, was used in conjunction with in situ fluorescence spectroscopy to facilitate real-time monitoring of degradation inducing reactive oxygen species within the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) of an operating PEM fuel cell. The key requirements of suitable molecular probes for in situ monitoring of ROS are presented. The utility of using free radical scavengers such as CeO(2) nanoparticles to mitigate reactive oxygen species induced PEM degradation was demonstrated. The addition of CeO(2) to uncatalyzed membranes resulted in close to 100% capture of ROS generated in situ within the PEM for a period of about 7 h and the incorporation of CeO(2) into the catalyzed membrane provided an eightfold reduction in ROS generation rate.
一种荧光分子探针,6-羧基荧光素,与原位荧光光谱学结合使用,以促进在操作中的质子交换膜燃料电池(PEM)的聚合物电解质膜(PEM)内降解诱导的活性氧物种的实时监测。介绍了适用于活性氧原位监测的合适分子探针的关键要求。证明了使用如 CeO(2)纳米粒子等自由基清除剂来减轻活性氧物种诱导的 PEM 降解的有效性。将 CeO(2)添加到无催化剂的膜中,导致在 PEM 内原位生成的活性氧被近 100%捕获,持续约 7 小时,并且将 CeO(2)掺入催化膜中,活性氧的生成速率降低了 8 倍。