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Referred Journal Papers

  1. F. Aldakheel, M.S. Ismail, K.J. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, D. Cumming, R. Smith. Gas permeability, wettability and morphology of gas diffusion layers before and after performing a realistic ex-situ compression test, Renewable Energy 151 (2020) 1082-1091 (2018 Impact Factor = 5.44).
  2. A. Mufundirwa, G.F. Harrington, M.S. Ismail, B. Smid, B.V. Cunning, Y. Shundo, M. Pourkashanian, K. Sasaki, A. Hayashi, S. M. Lyth. Gram-scale synthesis of alkoxide-derived nitrogen-doped carbon foam as a support for Fe–N–C electrocatalysts, Nanotechnology 31 (2020) 225401 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.40).
  3. E. Carcadea, M. Varlam, M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, A. Marinoiu, M. Raceanu, M. Raceanua, C. Jianua, L. Patularua, D. Ion-Ebrasu. PEM fuel cell performance improvement through numerical optimization of the parameters of the porous layers, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 45 (2020) 7968-7980 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08)
  4. Z. Chen, M.S. Ismail, B. Ingham, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Effects of hydrogen relative humidity on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell: A numerical study, Int. J. Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow 30 (2019) 2077-2097 (2018 Impact Factor = 1.96).
  5. Z. Chen, M.S. Ismail, B. Ingham, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Dynamics of liquid water in the anode flow channels of PEM fuel cells: a numerical parametric study, J. Energy Institute, 92 (2019) 1956-1967 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  6. A. Azarafza, M.S. Ismail. M. Rezakazemi, M. Pourkashanian. Comparative Study of Conventional and Unconventional Designs of Cathode Flow Fields in PEM Fuel Cell, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 116 (2019) 109420 (2018 Impact Factor = 10.56).
  7. E. Carcadea, M. Varlam, A. Marinoiu, M Raceanu, M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham. Influence of catalyst structure on PEM fuel cell performance-A numerical investigation, Int. J Hydrogen Energy, 44 (2019) 12829-12841 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08).
  8. R. M. Aslam, M.S. Ismail, B. Ingham, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Simultaneous thermal and visual imaging of liquid water of the PEM fuel cell flow channels, J. Energy Institute, 92 (2019) 311-318 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  9. E. Alborzi, P. Gadsby, M.S. Ismail, A. Sheikhansari, M.R. Dwyer, A.J.H. Meijer, S.G. Blakey, M. Pourkashanian. Comparative Study of the Effect of Fuel Deoxygenation and Polar Species Removal on Jet Fuel Surface Deposition, Energy and Fuels 33 (2019) 1825-1836 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.02).
  10. O. Orogbemi, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. On the gas permeability of the microporous layer used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, J. Energy Institute 91 (2018) 894-901 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  11. R. M. Aslam, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Simultaneous direct visualisation of liquid water in the cathode and anode serpentine flow channels of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, J. Energy Institute 91 (2018) 1057-1070 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  12. E. Carcadea, M. Varlam, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, L. Patularu, A. Marinoiu, D. Schitea. The effects of cathode flow channel size and operating conditions on PEM fuel performance: a CFD modelling study and experimental demonstration, Int. J. Energy Research 42 (2018) 2789-2804 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.34).
  13. O. Orogbemi, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Through-plane gas permeability of gas diffusion layers and microporous layer: effects of carbon loading and sintering, J. Energy Institute 91 (2018) 270-278 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  14. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, K.J. Hughes, M. Pourkashanian. Effects of catalyst agglomerate shape in polymer electrolyte fuel cells investigated by a multi-scale modelling framework, Energy, 122 (2017) 420-430 (2018 Impact Factor = 5.45).
  15. O. Orogbemi, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Int. J Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 21345-21351 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08).
  16. J. Liu, S. Yu, T Daio, M.S. Ismail, K, Sasaki and S.M. Lyth. Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Foam Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Solution. J Electrochem. Soc., 163 (2016) F1049-F1054 (2017 Impact Factor = 3.66).
  17. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Effects of agglomerate shape on the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathode. Int. J. Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 26 (2016) 1145-1156 (2018 Impact Factor = 1.96).
  18. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Effective diffusivity of polymer electrolyte fuel cell gas diffusion layers: an overview and numerical study. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 40(2015) 10994-11010 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08).
  19. N Alhazmi, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 270(2014) 59-67 (2018 Impact Factor = 7.47).
  20. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. An efficient mathematical model for air-breathing PEM fuel cells. Applied Energy 135(2014) 490-503 (2018 Impact Factor = 8.43).
  21. L.M. Barge, T.P. Kee, I.J. Doloboff, J.M. Hampton, M.S. Ismail, M Pourkashanian, J Zeytounian, M.M. Baum, J.A. Moss, C.K. Lin, R.D. Kidd, I Kanik. The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: a new approach to origin-of-life simulations. Astrobiology 14(2014) 254-270 (2016 Impact Factor = 3.77).
  22. N. Alhazmi, M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J. Power Sources 241(2013) 136-145 (2018 Impact Factor = 7.47).
  23. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells. Applied Energy 111(2013) 529-537 (2018 Impact Factor = 8.43).
  24. N. Alhazmi, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 38(2013) 603-611 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08).
  25. M.S. Ismail, K.J. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions, Int. J. Energy Research 37(2014) 1592-1599 (2018 Impact Factor = 3.34).
  26. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, and M. Pourkashanian, The contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Renewable Energy, 52(2013) 40-45 (2018 Impact Factor = 5.44).
  27. M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, Effects of anisotropic permeability and electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Applied Energy 95(2012) 50-63 (2018 Impact Factor = 8.43).
  28. M.S. Ismail, A. Hassanpour, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, and M. Pourkashanian, On the compressibility of gas diffusion layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Fuel Cells, 12(2012), 391-397 (2018 Impact Factor = 2.33).
  29. M.S. Ismail, D. Borman, T. Damjanovic, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian, On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 36(2011) 10392-10402 (2018 Impact Factor = 4.08).
  30. M.S. Ismail, T. Damjanovic, K. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, M. Rolsi, Through-Plane Permeability for Untreated and PTFE-treated Gas Diffusion Layers in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol., 7(2010), 051016 (2018 Impact Factor = 1.43).
  31. M.I. Rosli, D.J. Borman, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, Transparent PEM Fuel Cells for Direct Visualization Experiments, J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol., 7(2010), 061015.
  32. M.S. Ismail, T. Damjanovic, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, Effect of polytetrafluoroethylene-treatment and microporous layer-coating on the in-plane permeability of gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 195(2010), 6619-6628 (2018 Impact Factor = 7.47).
  33. M.S. Ismail, T. Damjanovic, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian, A. Westwood. Effect of polytetrafluoroethylene-treatment and microporous layer-coating on the electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 195(2010), 2700-2708 (2018 Impact Factor = 7.47).

Referred Conference Papers

  1. O. Orogbemi, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The effects of the composition of microporous layer on the diffusion of gas diffusion layers. Proceedings of EFC2015 Sixth European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference, December 16-18, 2015, Naples, Italy.
  2. N. Alhazmi, D. B. Ingham, M. S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Metal-based gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Proceedings of the fourth European PEFC and H2 Forum, July 2-5, 2013, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  3. N. Alhazmi, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells, Proceedings of EFC2011 Fourth European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference, December 14-16, 2011, Rome, Italy.
  4. M.S. Ismail, T. Damjanovic, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian, Effect of MPL-coating on Through-plane Permeability of Gas Diffusion Layers, Proceedings of EFC2009 Third European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference, December 15-18, 2009, p 255-256, Rome, Italy.
  5. Y. Vural, L. Ma, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian, M.S. Ismail, On the Multicomponent Mass Transport in Anode-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Proceedings of EFC2009 Third European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference, December 15-18, 2009, p 185-186, Rome, Italy.
  6. M.S. Ismail, T. Damjanovic, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian, On the Through-plane Permeability of Gas Diffusion Layers in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Proceedings of the fourth International Conference on Application of Porous Media, August 10-12, 2009, p. 292-297, Istanbul, Turkey.
  7. M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian, M. Rolsi, Through-Plane  Permeability for Untreated and PTFE-treated Gas Diffusion Layers in Proton Exchange  Membrane Fuel Cells, Proceedings of the Seventh International Fuel Cell Science,  Engineering and Technology Conference, June 8-10, 2009, Newport Beach, California, USA.
  8. M.S. Rolsi, M. Pourkashanian, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, M.S. Ismail, Transparent PEM Fuel Cells for Direct Visualisation Experiment, Proceedings of the Seventh International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, June 8-10, 2009, Newport Beach, California, USA.

Non-Refereed Abstracts and Publications

  1. M.S. Ismail. A Multiscale Model for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Cathodes. 2nd Sheffield-Kyushu Workshop on Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Energy Week, 2019, January 29, Fukuoka, Japan. 
  2. M.S. Ismail. A Dynamic Model for Membrane Distillation System Powered by Solar Energy and Biogas. Progress on Project Workshop, 2018, December 1, Port Said, Egypt. 
  3. E. Carcadea, M. Varlam, A. Marinoiu, M. Raceanu D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail. PEMFC performance improvement by porous layers parameters optimization using numerical investigations, Third International Symposium on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion 2018, September 10-12, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia.
  4. D. Paggio, M. Walker, M.S. Ismail, M. Pourkashanian. Water desalination driven by a hybrid solar bioag energy system. AD Net Symposium 2018, July 16-17, 2018, York, UK.
  5. M.S. Ismail. Multiscale Modelling of PEFC Cathodes. 1st Sheffield-Kyushu Workshop on Electrochemical Energy Conversion, 2018, July 3-4, Sheffield, UK. 
  6. E. Carcadea, M. Varlam, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, L. Patularu, A. Marinoiu. Catalyst structure influence on PEM fuel cell performance, European Hydrogen Energy Conference 2018, March 14-16, 2018, Malaga, Spain.
  7. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K.J. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. A multi-scale model for PEFC cathodes, Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference 2016, April 13-14, 2016, Glasgow, UK.
  8. R.M Aslam, M. S. Ismail, L. Ma, K. J. Hughes, D. B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian. Simultaneous visualization of temperature and liquid water distribution in PEM fuel cells: A progress report (a poster presentation). Hydrogen The University’s Energy 2050 initiative, the Doctoral Academy and the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Postgraduate Symposium, November 28, 2015, Sheffield, UK.
  9. O. Orogbemi, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The effects of the composition of microporous layer on the diffusion of gas diffusion layers (a poster presentation). The University’s Energy 2050 initiative, the Doctoral Academy and the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Postgraduate Symposium, November 28, 2015, Sheffield, UK.
  10. R.M Aslam, M. S. Ismail, L. Ma, K. J. Hughes, D. B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian. Visualisation of liquid water in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A progress report (a poster presentation). Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Researchers, December 15-17 2014, Birmingham, UK.
  11. O. Orogbemi, B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Gas permeability of gas diffusion layers: effects of carbon loading and sintering (a presentation). Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Researchers, December 15-17 2014, Birmingham, UK.
  12. N. Alhazmi, M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Proceedings of EFC2013 Fifth European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference, December 11-13, 2013, Rome, Italy.
  13. N. Alhazmi, D.B. Ingham, M.S. Ismail, K. Hughes, L. Ma, M. Pourkashanian. Effects of the thermal conductivity of the membrane and catalyst layer on the performance of PEM fuel cells. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Researchers, December 16-18 2013, Birmingham, UK. 
  14. O.M. Orogbemi, M.S. Ismail, L. Ma, K.J. Hughes, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian. On the through-plane gas permeability of non-coated and coated gas diffusion layers. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Researchers, December 16-18 2013, Birmingham, UK.
  15. M.S. Ismail, D. Borman, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma, and M. Pourkashanian, Accurate measurement of contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates, Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference 2010, October 6-7, 2010, Zaragoza, Spain.

Book Chapters

  1. M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, M. Pourkashanian. “Modelling of Portable Fuel cells”, P.F. Aparicio and A.M. Chaparro (Ed), “Portable Hydrogen Energy Systems”, 2018, Elsevier