# THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE ERDF MANCHESTER FUEL CELL INNOVATION CENTRE \(MFCIC\) - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Manchester Metropolitan University](/buyers/manchester-metropolitan-university/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd](/contract-winners/agilent-technologies-lda-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £40,000
- Award date: 10 October 2017
- Published: 18 December 2017
- Contract start: 16 October 2017
- Contract end: 15 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: dab8b1e3-c6ad-4c47-b784-197c93fe9a8b-187688
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-288e750f-2644-4d7f-9a46-e4c53a35a0b9

## Description

The focus of the MFCIC is advanced materials for fuel cells\. The University requires a suite of modular low power fuel cells units \(PEM, SOFC, etc\.\) which can be used to test our materials and to conduct condition-monitoring experiments\. A suite of cells and associated hydrogen generation facilities will also be required\. These units will also be used in our teaching/training activities\. A wide range of liquid and gaseous fuels can be reformed into hydrogen\. Our activities in this field will include: i\) exploring metallic and organic/inorganic catalyst materials produced via wet-chemical synthesis ii\) bimetallic catalysts will also be explored where the active nanomaterial is immobilised onto larger micro materials which, results in greater surface areas but keep costs low; iii\) exploring a range of mesoporous oxides as heterogeneous catalysts with varying compositions, surface structure and functionality towards clean-up efficiency iv\) coating of identified catalysts onto a range of materials such as planar and 3D microstructures\. A catalytic testing rig is required to measure the efficiency/effectiveness of our materials\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dab8b1e3-c6ad-4c47-b784-197c93fe9a8b-187688)