Projekt

The research to be conducted by the newly established junior research group in Tbilisi will focus on the development and investigation of new hydrocarbon based polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell application. Fuel cells are one of the most promising technologies for delivering clean and efficient power for automotive and stationary applications. Especially big cities with economic growth, like the capital Tbilisi, are strongly affected by increased pollution of the atmosphere. Implementing clean energy technologies, amongst them fuel cells, has major importance to reduce pollution. Experiments will be performed by a benchtop NMR needed for analyzing the molecular structures of synthesized monomers and polymers and having key importance in the synthetic part of the project. Furthermore, the apparatus will be involved in teaching of the course Instrumental Methods of Analysis-II covering the use of NMR techniques in organic and polymer chemistry. The Agricultural University of Georgia will give free access to various analytical equipment (FTIR, GPC, DSC, HPLC, GC, etc.) to facilitate the success of the project and development of the junior research group. Part of the investigations (proton conductivity, PFG NMR, small-angle-X-ray-scattering) will be carried out at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Stuttgart, Germany). The membranes cast from the selected new materials will be tested in the fuel cells by FuMaTech GmbH (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany).

• Priv.-Doz. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Kreuer

  Max-Planck-Institut für
  Festkörperforschung
  Abteilung Physikalische Festkörperchemie
  Stuttgart
  

• Prof. Dr. Giorgi Titvinidze

  Agricultural University of Georgia
  Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
  Tbilisi
  Georgien
  

• Filterability of surface water from Tbilisi Sea: Preliminary assessment of ultrafiltration as a process alternative

• Optimized Step-Growth Polymerization of Water-Insoluble, Highly Sulfonated Poly(phenylene sulfone)