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Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance degrades when hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is present in the fuel hydrogen gas; this is referred to as H2S poisoning. This paper reveals H2S poisoning on PEMFC by measuring electrical performance of single cell FC under various operating conditions. The severity of H2S poisoning depended on H2S concentration under best operating conditions(65℃ of cell temperature and 100% of anode humidification). H2S adsorption occured on the surface of catalyst layer on MEA, but not on the gas diffusion layer(GDL) by analyzing SEM/EDX data. In addition, MEA poisoning by H2S was cumulative but reversible. After poisoning for less than 150 min, performance of PEMFC was recovered up to 80% by just inert nitrogen gas purging.
