Publication


PATENT

B1.    M. Meunier, T.W. Napporn, S. Poulin, S. Sacher and O. Savadogo (École Polytechnique de Montréal), G. Leclerc, J. Fareh, R. Martel and P. Leblanc (Angiogène Inc.): Radioactively coated device and methods making same for preventing restenosis, ref: 12168-10 PCT CC/LM, nov. 2000.

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PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

P1.     X. Jacques-Bédard, W. T. Napporn, R. Roberge and M. Meunier
Co-Planar design for a single chamber SOFC: assessement of the operating parameters. J. Electrochem. Soc., 154 (2007) B305


P2.     B. Morel, R. Roberge, W. T. Napporn, S. Savoie and M. Meunier
Catalytic activity and performance of LSM cathode materials in single chamber SOFC, Applied Catalysis A: General, 323 (2007) 181


P3.     B. Morel, R. Roberge, S. Savoie, T.W. Napporn and M. Meunier
An experimental evaluation of the temperature gradient in solid oxide fuel cell, Electrochem. Solid State Lett., 10 (2)  (2007) B31.


P4.     X. Jacques-Bédard,  W. T. Napporn, R. Roberge and M. Meunier
Performance and Ageing of anode supported cell in a single chamber SOFC, J. Power Sources, 153 (2006) 108-113


P5.     W. T. Napporn, X. Jacques-Bédard, F. Morin and M. Meunier
Operating conditions of a Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, J. Electrochem. Soc., 151 (2004) A2088.


P6.     W. T. Napporn, F. Morin and M. Meunier
Evaluation of the actual working temperature of a Single-Chamber SOFC, Electrochem. Solid  State Lett., 7(3) (2004) A60.


P7.     E. C. Venancio, W.T. Napporn and A.J. Motheo
The effect of the Polyaniline films morphology on the glycerol oxidation on dispersed platinum microparticles, Electrochim. Acta, Vol. 47 (2002) 1495-1501.


P8.     Coutanceau C, Croissant M-J, Napporn T and Lamy C
Electrocatalytic reduction of dioxygen at platinum particles dispersed in a polyaniline film. Electrochim. Acta, Vol. 46 (4) (2000) 579-588.


P9.     A. Oliveira Neto, J. Perez, W.T. Napporn, E. A. Ticianelli and E.R. Gonzalez
Electrocatalytic Oxidation of methanol: Study with Pt-Mo dispersed catalysts. J. Braz. Chem.  Soc., Vol. 11, No. 1, (2000) 39


P10.   A. Kelaidopoulou, A. Papoutsis et G. Kokkinidis, W.T. Napporn, J.-M. Léger and C. Lamy
Electrooxidation of a-D-(+) glucose on bare and upd modified nanodimensioned platinum electrodes dispersed in polyaniline, J. Appl. Electrochem., 29 (1999) 101.


P11.   M-J. Croissant, W.T. Napporn, J.-M. Léger and C. Lamy
Electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrogen on platinum modified polyaniline electrodes in acid medium, Electrochim. Acta, 43 (1998) 2447.


P12.   M. Hachkar, W.T. Napporn, J.-M. Léger, B. Beden and C. Lamy
An Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance investigation of the adsorption and oxidation of CO on platinum electrode, Electrochim. Acta, 41 (1996) 2721.


P13.   W.T. Napporn, J.-M. Léger and C. Lamy
Electrocatalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide at lower potentials on platinum-based alloys incorporated in polyaniline, J. Electroanal. Chem., 408 (1996) 141.


P14.   W.T. Napporn, H. Laborde, J.-M. Léger and C. Lamy
Electrooxidation of molecules with one carbon at highly dispersed Pt-based catalyst into polymer matrix : Effect of the method of preparation, J. Electroanal. Chem., 404 (1996) 153.

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PUBLICATIONS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

P15.   Melanie Kuhn, Teko Napporn, Michel Meunier, Daniel Therriault and Srikar Vengallatore.
          Direct-Write Fabrication and Structural Characterization of Interdigitated Electrodes for Single-Chamber Micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Proceedings of symposium BB: Mobile Energy, 2006 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1 2006, accepted.


P16.   B. Morel, S. Savoie, R. Roberge, T.W. Napporn and M. Meunier
Ni-YSZ Reduction Process under CH4 in a Single-Chamber SOFC, Proceedings of 7th European SOFC forum, July 3-7 2006, Lucerne.


P17.   W. T. Napporn, S. Savoie, R. Roberge, X. Jacques-Bédard and M. Meunier
Single chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: Comparing dry and humidified conditions, Proceeding of IX International Symposium of SOFC, Vol. 1, Cells, Stacks and Systems, edited by S.C. Singhal & J. Mizusaki, PV 2005-07, ECS Québec May, 2005.


P18.   A. Oliveira Neto, J. Perez, W.T. Napporn, A. L.N. Pinheiro and E.R. Gonzalez
Direct methanol fuel cell: Study of improved Pt-Ru anode materials, Proceedings of Second International Symposium on Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells, Boston (USA), November 1-6, 1998.

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PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED or IN PREPARATION

P19.   W. T. Napporn, R. Roberge,  S. Savoie, B. Morel and M. Meunier
Methane oxidation in a Single Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: a real time mass spectroscopy investigations, in preparation.


P20.   W. T. Napporn, C. Lalande, JM Bassat, J.C. Grenier and M. Meunier
Preliminar investigations on nickelates cathodes operated in a single chamber SOFC, in preparation.

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COMMUNICATIONS

C1.     R. Roberge, S. Savoie, T.W. Napporn, B. Morel, M. Meunier
          Understanding Single-Chamber Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells, 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Sherbrooke (Qc), Canada October 15-18, 2006


C2.     T.W. Napporn
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: challenges using single chamber configuration, Electrochemical Society Canadian Section Symposium on “Electrocatalysis”, Sherbrooke, Sept. 30th 2005.


C3.     T.W. Napporn, X. Jacques-Bédard, S. Savoie, R. Roberge and M. Meunier.
Catalysis and Combustion processes in a Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Fuel cell Technology and Advances, Munich, October  6-7 2004


C4.     R. Hernandez, T.W. Napporn, O.Savadogo and L’H. Yahia.
In-situ corrosion studies of NiTi alloys by UV spectroelectrochemistry, Shape Memory and Superelastic Technology Conference (SMST) 2004, Baden Baden, Germany, Oct 3-7th , 2004


C5.     X. Jacques-Bédard, T.W. Napporn, R. Roberge and M. Meunier.
Performance of a Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell : study of anode supported cell, Electrochemical Society, Canadian section meeting, Kingston. May 31th 2004


C6.     T.W. Napporn, X. Jacques-Bédard, R. Roberge and M. Meunier.
Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Workshop on Ceramic Materials for SOFC, NRC Ottawa February 20th 2004


C7.     A. V. Kabashin, M. Meunier, J. Sylvestre, T. Napporn and E. Sacher,
Laser-assisted methods for nanofabrication, Photonic West, 24-29 Janvier 2004, San Jose California, USA


C8.       T.A. Óvári, M. Ciureanu, L. Clime, T. Napporn, F. Béron, P. Ciureanu, R. Cochrane and A. Yelon
Magnetic properties of electrodeposited soft magnetic films and nanowire arrays, Workshop Nanomaterials Crossroads, IMI-NRC Boucherville, October 2003.


C9.     A. Mokrini, T. Napporn and O. Savadogo.
Methanol cross-over of PEM based on sulfonated commercial polyimide, Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Montréal July 9-13th 2003


C10.   G.Longtin, J-P. Harvey, T. Napporn and O.Savadogo.
Determination of methanol crossover throught a membrane electrodes assemblies MEA by cyclic voltammetry, Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Montréal July 9-13th 2003


C11.   T.W. Napporn, F. Morin and M. Meunier,
Further Experiments on a Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, 202th Meeting of Electrochemical Society, 20-25 Oct. 2002 Salt Lake City, UTAH (USA).


C12.   Coutanceau C. M. J. Croissant, T. Napporn and C. Lamy,
Réduction électrocatalytique du dioxygène sur des particules de platine dispersées au sein d'un polymère organique, Journée d’Électrochimie) Juin 2001, Marrakech (Maroc.


C13.   Oliveira Neto, A., J. Perez, W. T. Napporn, E. A. Ticianelli and E. R. Gonzalez
          Electrooxidation of Methanol on Binary Platinum Based Cocatalysts, 3rd International Symposium on Electrocatalysis: Advance and Industrial Applications, 11-14 Sept. 1999, Portoroz (Slovenia).


C14.   W.T. Napporn, M.L. Calegaro, E.A. Ticianelli and E.R. Gonzalez,
Zinc UPD and zincate effect on the oxygen reduction reaction at platinum electrode in alkaline medium, XIII Congresso de la SIBAE, Avril 1998, Viña del Mar (Chilie).


C15.   J. McBreen, S. Mukerjee and S. Srinivasan, W.T. Napporn, J-M. Léger and C. Lamy
X-ray Absorption Studies of Platinum and Platinum-Ruthenium Dispersed Catalysts in Polyaniline, Joint International meeting of ECS - ISE., Sept. 1997, Paris (France).


C16.   F. Gloaguen, W.T. Napporn, M-J. Croissant, S. Berthelot, J-M. Léger C. Lamy and S. Srinivasan,
Electrocatalysis of Fuel Cell Reactions-A RDE Investgation Using High Surface Area Electrocatalysts Dispersed in Recast Proton conductive Membrane, 191th meeting of Electrochem. Soc., 4-9 Mai 1997 Montréal (Canada).


C17.   F. Gloaguen, W.T. Napporn, M-J Croissant, S. Donon, J-M. Léger and C. Lamy
Characterization of platinum-based supported catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, 2nd International Symposium on New Materials for fuel cell system, 6-10 Juil. 1997, Montréal (Canada).


C18.   J-M. Léger, F. Gloaguen, M. Hachkar, W.T. Napporn and C. Lamy,
Investigation of the electrosorption and electrooxidation of organic molecules using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, X Simpósio brasileiro de electroquímica e electroanalítica, 27-30 Oct. 1996 São Carlos (Brasil).


C19.   W.T. Napporn, J-M. Léger, and C. Lamy,
Promotion of the electrocatalytic oxidation of carbone monoxide by modified platinum dispersed into polyaniline film,47th Meeting of I.S.E., 1-6 Sept. 1996, Veszprèm-Balatonfüred (Hungary).


C20.   W.T. Napporn, J-M. Léger and C. Lamy,
Oxydation électrocatalytique des molécules à un atome de carbone sur des électrodes à base de platine dispersé dans la polyaniline, "Journées d'Electrochimie 95", Mai 1995, Strasbourg (France).


C21.   J-M. Léger, W.T. Napporn, H. Laborde and C. Lamy,
New results on the electrocatalytic oxidation of small organic molecules on dispersed platinum-modified electrodes, 187th meeting of Electrochem. Soc., 21-26 Mai 1995, Reno Nevada (USA).

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R&D PROJECTS’ REPORTS

Nov. 1992–Dec. 1996:        4 confidential reports (30 pages each) to the French National Research Program PREDIT-ECOTECH (Fuel Cell) on the project:Fabrication and study of catalysts for fuel cell (PEMFC) for clean electrical vehicles.”


June 1996–May 1997:        3 confidential reports (25 pages each) to PSA (Peugeot-Citroën) on the project: “Investigations on new fuels for fuel cell which can power electrical vehicles.”


May 1997–Oct. 1998:         3 confidential reports (20 pages each) to The Brazilian Research (CNPq) on the project: “Gas diffusion electrodes for Zinc-Air batteries”.


Dec. 1999–Mar 2001:         5 confidential reports (20 pages each) to Angiogène Inc on the project: “Electropolishing of endovasular protheses materials and electrodeposition of biological molecules.”


Apr. 2001 –Oct. 2003:        3 Reports (10 pages each) to NSERC on the RDC-project with Hydro Québec: “Fabrication and characterization of a single chamber SOFC, with thin film co-planar and interdigitated electrodes.”

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