Wolf Vielstich started research work on Fuel Fells and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis at Ruhrchemie / Oberhausen. Working in the field of Fundamental and Applied Electrochemistry at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Bonn University, he completed his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry in 1962. From 1965 he was a professor and director at the Bonn Institute. His special interest was new experimental methods like Rotating Ring Electrodes, online MS, Insitu IR and UHV-analysis of electrode surfaces, as well as to Batteries and Fuel Cells. His work in Electrochemistry has resulted in more than 250 publications, over 10 patents, books on Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Kinetics, and textbooks on Electrochemistry. From 1986 to 1993, Professor Vielstich was co-ordinator of the first European project on the DMFC and in 1998 he received the Faraday Medal of the Royal Chemical Society, UK. Arnold Lamm has been involved in industrial research in this field for over 7 years, firstly at the DaimlerBenz research centre in Ulm, Germany, where his projects included methanol-reforming, methanolcatalysis, reactor engineering, thermodynamic calculations and system engineering of PEMFC-systems based on methanol. He also worked on the development of a simulation program as a basis for the first methanol-reformer car Necar III. He also worked as Project leader (PEMFC-power station) at the former AEG Energietechnik T&D, Frankfurt, Germany in a project with Ballard Generation Systems. Since 1997 Dr Lamm has been Senior manager for fuel cell systems at the central research of DaimlerChrysler, where his work has included a the demonstration of the worldwide first DMFC-vehicle, development of gasoline/diesel fuel processors for stationary and mobile applications and development of advanced components for FC-propulsion systems (e.g. air-supply). He holds over 40 patents on the fuel cell field. Hubert A. Gasteiger has spent 9 years in academic research in fundamental electrocatalysis and fuel cell-related gas-phase catalysis, plus 5 years of industrial research and development in fuel cell components development. Dr Gasteiger was involved in the stack and stack-component design for GM / Opel's H2-powered Fuel Cell Cars (H1, H2, and H3), and since 1998 has been manager in stack components (membranes, catalysts, bipolar plate materials and coatings, MEAs) development at GM/Opel's Global Alternative Propulsion Center in Mainz-Kastel, Germany, and at GM's Fuel Cell Activities facility in Honeoye Falls, New York, USA. Dr Gasteiger has published 45 publications in refereed journals and co-chaired the 2000 Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells.

"...an invaluable reference source for everyone working in this significant and dynamic field…as well as for electrochemists, scientists, engineers, and policy-makers…should also find a place in academic, industrial, and governmental libraries." (The Chemical Educator, October 2004) "...an admirable up-to-the-minute state of the art source of informative data and descriptions of fuel cell technology." (Fuel)"...an awesome publication...an excellent up-to-date source...newcomers to fuel-cell technology will need look no further..." (Chemistry & Industry, 19 April 2004)

• VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS AND SURVEY OF SYSTEMS. Contributors to Volume 1. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell reactions. Part 2: Mass transfer in fuel cells. Part 3: Heat transfer in fuel cells. Part 4: Fuel cell principles, systems and applications. Contents for Volumes 2, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 2: ELECTROCATALYSIS. Contributors to Volume 2. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Theory of electrocatalysis. Part 3: Methods in electrocatalysis. Part 4: The hydrogen oxidation/evolution reaction. Part 5: The oxygen reduction/evolution reaction. Part 6: Oxidation of small organic molecules. Part 7: Other energy conversion related topics. Contents for Volumes 1, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 3: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS: PART 1. Contributors to Volumes 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Sustainable energy supply. Part 2: Hydrogen storage and hydrogen generation. Development prospects for hydrogen storage. Chemical hydrogen storage devices. Reforming of methanol and fuel processor development. Fuel processing from hydrocarbons to hydrogen. Well-to-wheel efficiencies. Hydrogen safety, codes and standards. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell systems (PEMFC). Bipolar plate materials and flow field design. Membrane materials. Electro-catalysts. Membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA). State-of-the-art performance and durability. VOLUME 4: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS, PART 2. Contributors to Volume 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and systems (PEMFC) (Continued from previous volume). System design and system-specific aspects. Air-supply components. Applications based on PEM-technology. Part 4: Alkaline fuel cells and systems (AFC). Part 5: Phosphoric acid fuel cells and systems (PAFC). Part 6: Direct methanol fuel cells and systems (DMFC). Part 7: Molten carbonate fuel cells and systems (MCFC). Part 8: Solid oxide fuel cells and systems (SOFC). Materials. Stack and system design. New concepts. Part 9: Primary and secondary metal/air cells. Part 10: Portable fuel cell systems. Part 11: Current fuel cell propulsion systems. PEM fuel cell systems for cars/buses. PEM fuel cell systems for submarines. AFC fuel cell systems. Part 12: Electric utility fuel cell systems. Part 13: Future prospects of fuel cell systems. Contents for Volumes 1 and 2. Subject Index.

Wolf Vielstich started research work on Fuel Fells and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis at Ruhrchemie / Oberhausen. Working in the field of Fundamental and Applied Electrochemistry at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Bonn University, he completed his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry in 1962. From 1965 he was a professor and director at the Bonn Institute. His special interest was new experimental methods like Rotating Ring Electrodes, online MS, Insitu IR and UHV-analysis of electrode surfaces, as well as to Batteries and Fuel Cells. His work in Electrochemistry has resulted in more than 250 publications, over 10 patents, books on Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Kinetics, and textbooks on Electrochemistry. From 1986 to 1993, Professor Vielstich was co-ordinator of the first European project on the DMFC and in 1998 he received the Faraday Medal of the Royal Chemical Society, UK. Arnold Lamm has been involved in industrial research in this field for over 7 years, firstly at the DaimlerBenz research centre in Ulm, Germany, where his projects included methanol-reforming, methanolcatalysis, reactor engineering, thermodynamic calculations and system engineering of PEMFC-systems based on methanol. He also worked on the development of a simulation program as a basis for the first methanol-reformer car Necar III. He also worked as Project leader (PEMFC-power station) at the former AEG Energietechnik T&D, Frankfurt, Germany in a project with Ballard Generation Systems. Since 1997 Dr Lamm has been Senior manager for fuel cell systems at the central research of DaimlerChrysler, where his work has included a the demonstration of the worldwide first DMFC-vehicle, development of gasoline/diesel fuel processors for stationary and mobile applications and development of advanced components for FC-propulsion systems (e.g. air-supply). He holds over 40 patents on the fuel cell field. Hubert A. Gasteiger has spent 9 years in academic research in fundamental electrocatalysis and fuel cell-related gas-phase catalysis, plus 5 years of industrial research and development in fuel cell components development. Dr Gasteiger was involved in the stack and stack-component design for GM / Opel's H2-powered Fuel Cell Cars (H1, H2, and H3), and since 1998 has been manager in stack components (membranes, catalysts, bipolar plate materials and coatings, MEAs) development at GM/Opel's Global Alternative Propulsion Center in Mainz-Kastel, Germany, and at GM's Fuel Cell Activities facility in Honeoye Falls, New York, USA. Dr Gasteiger has published 45 publications in refereed journals and co-chaired the 2000 Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells.

"...an invaluable reference source for everyone working in this significant and dynamic field…as well as for electrochemists, scientists, engineers, and policy-makers…should also find a place in academic, industrial, and governmental libraries." (The Chemical Educator, October 2004) "...an admirable up-to-the-minute state of the art source of informative data and descriptions of fuel cell technology." (Fuel)"...an awesome publication...an excellent up-to-date source...newcomers to fuel-cell technology will need look no further..." (Chemistry & Industry, 19 April 2004)

• VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS AND SURVEY OF SYSTEMS. Contributors to Volume 1. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell reactions. Part 2: Mass transfer in fuel cells. Part 3: Heat transfer in fuel cells. Part 4: Fuel cell principles, systems and applications. Contents for Volumes 2, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 2: ELECTROCATALYSIS. Contributors to Volume 2. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Theory of electrocatalysis. Part 3: Methods in electrocatalysis. Part 4: The hydrogen oxidation/evolution reaction. Part 5: The oxygen reduction/evolution reaction. Part 6: Oxidation of small organic molecules. Part 7: Other energy conversion related topics. Contents for Volumes 1, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 3: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS: PART 1. Contributors to Volumes 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Sustainable energy supply. Part 2: Hydrogen storage and hydrogen generation. Development prospects for hydrogen storage. Chemical hydrogen storage devices. Reforming of methanol and fuel processor development. Fuel processing from hydrocarbons to hydrogen. Well-to-wheel efficiencies. Hydrogen safety, codes and standards. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell systems (PEMFC). Bipolar plate materials and flow field design. Membrane materials. Electro-catalysts. Membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA). State-of-the-art performance and durability. VOLUME 4: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS, PART 2. Contributors to Volume 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and systems (PEMFC) (Continued from previous volume). System design and system-specific aspects. Air-supply components. Applications based on PEM-technology. Part 4: Alkaline fuel cells and systems (AFC). Part 5: Phosphoric acid fuel cells and systems (PAFC). Part 6: Direct methanol fuel cells and systems (DMFC). Part 7: Molten carbonate fuel cells and systems (MCFC). Part 8: Solid oxide fuel cells and systems (SOFC). Materials. Stack and system design. New concepts. Part 9: Primary and secondary metal/air cells. Part 10: Portable fuel cell systems. Part 11: Current fuel cell propulsion systems. PEM fuel cell systems for cars/buses. PEM fuel cell systems for submarines. AFC fuel cell systems. Part 12: Electric utility fuel cell systems. Part 13: Future prospects of fuel cell systems. Contents for Volumes 1 and 2. Subject Index.

Wolf Vielstich started research work on Fuel Fells and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis at Ruhrchemie / Oberhausen. Working in the field of Fundamental and Applied Electrochemistry at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Bonn University, he completed his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry in 1962. From 1965 he was a professor and director at the Bonn Institute. His special interest was new experimental methods like Rotating Ring Electrodes, online MS, Insitu IR and UHV-analysis of electrode surfaces, as well as to Batteries and Fuel Cells. His work in Electrochemistry has resulted in more than 250 publications, over 10 patents, books on Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Kinetics, and textbooks on Electrochemistry. From 1986 to 1993, Professor Vielstich was co-ordinator of the first European project on the DMFC and in 1998 he received the Faraday Medal of the Royal Chemical Society, UK. Arnold Lamm has been involved in industrial research in this field for over 7 years, firstly at the DaimlerBenz research centre in Ulm, Germany, where his projects included methanol-reforming, methanolcatalysis, reactor engineering, thermodynamic calculations and system engineering of PEMFC-systems based on methanol. He also worked on the development of a simulation program as a basis for the first methanol-reformer car Necar III. He also worked as Project leader (PEMFC-power station) at the former AEG Energietechnik T&D, Frankfurt, Germany in a project with Ballard Generation Systems. Since 1997 Dr Lamm has been Senior manager for fuel cell systems at the central research of DaimlerChrysler, where his work has included a the demonstration of the worldwide first DMFC-vehicle, development of gasoline/diesel fuel processors for stationary and mobile applications and development of advanced components for FC-propulsion systems (e.g. air-supply). He holds over 40 patents on the fuel cell field. Hubert A. Gasteiger has spent 9 years in academic research in fundamental electrocatalysis and fuel cell-related gas-phase catalysis, plus 5 years of industrial research and development in fuel cell components development. Dr Gasteiger was involved in the stack and stack-component design for GM / Opel's H2-powered Fuel Cell Cars (H1, H2, and H3), and since 1998 has been manager in stack components (membranes, catalysts, bipolar plate materials and coatings, MEAs) development at GM/Opel's Global Alternative Propulsion Center in Mainz-Kastel, Germany, and at GM's Fuel Cell Activities facility in Honeoye Falls, New York, USA. Dr Gasteiger has published 45 publications in refereed journals and co-chaired the 2000 Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells.

"...an invaluable reference source for everyone working in this significant and dynamic field…as well as for electrochemists, scientists, engineers, and policy-makers…should also find a place in academic, industrial, and governmental libraries." (The Chemical Educator, October 2004) "...an admirable up-to-the-minute state of the art source of informative data and descriptions of fuel cell technology." (Fuel)"...an awesome publication...an excellent up-to-date source...newcomers to fuel-cell technology will need look no further..." (Chemistry & Industry, 19 April 2004)

• VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS AND SURVEY OF SYSTEMS. Contributors to Volume 1. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell reactions. Part 2: Mass transfer in fuel cells. Part 3: Heat transfer in fuel cells. Part 4: Fuel cell principles, systems and applications. Contents for Volumes 2, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 2: ELECTROCATALYSIS. Contributors to Volume 2. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Theory of electrocatalysis. Part 3: Methods in electrocatalysis. Part 4: The hydrogen oxidation/evolution reaction. Part 5: The oxygen reduction/evolution reaction. Part 6: Oxidation of small organic molecules. Part 7: Other energy conversion related topics. Contents for Volumes 1, 3 and 4. Subject Index. VOLUME 3: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS: PART 1. Contributors to Volumes 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 1: Sustainable energy supply. Part 2: Hydrogen storage and hydrogen generation. Development prospects for hydrogen storage. Chemical hydrogen storage devices. Reforming of methanol and fuel processor development. Fuel processing from hydrocarbons to hydrogen. Well-to-wheel efficiencies. Hydrogen safety, codes and standards. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell systems (PEMFC). Bipolar plate materials and flow field design. Membrane materials. Electro-catalysts. Membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA). State-of-the-art performance and durability. VOLUME 4: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS, PART 2. Contributors to Volume 3 and 4. Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Part 3: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and systems (PEMFC) (Continued from previous volume). System design and system-specific aspects. Air-supply components. Applications based on PEM-technology. Part 4: Alkaline fuel cells and systems (AFC). Part 5: Phosphoric acid fuel cells and systems (PAFC). Part 6: Direct methanol fuel cells and systems (DMFC). Part 7: Molten carbonate fuel cells and systems (MCFC). Part 8: Solid oxide fuel cells and systems (SOFC). Materials. Stack and system design. New concepts. Part 9: Primary and secondary metal/air cells. Part 10: Portable fuel cell systems. Part 11: Current fuel cell propulsion systems. PEM fuel cell systems for cars/buses. PEM fuel cell systems for submarines. AFC fuel cell systems. Part 12: Electric utility fuel cell systems. Part 13: Future prospects of fuel cell systems. Contents for Volumes 1 and 2. Subject Index.