scholarly journals Effect of Particle Size of Anode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell on Formation of Formic Acid and Formaldehyde

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhide Totsuka ◽  
Shogo Watanabe ◽  
Tadao Haraguchi
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Anode Catalyst ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Effect Of Particle Size ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

Experimental Investigation on the Performance of a Formic Acid Electrolyte-Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ouellette ◽  
Cynthia Ann Cruickshank ◽  
Edgar Matida
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Portable Devices ◽  
Acid Electrolyte ◽  
Optimal Operating ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

The performance of a new methanol fuel cell that utilizes a liquid formic acid electrolyte, named the formic acid electrolyte-direct methanol fuel cell (FAE-DMFC) is experimentally investigated. This fuel cell type has the capability of recycling/washing away methanol, without the need of methanol-electrolyte separation. Three fuel cell configurations were examined: a flowing electrolyte and two circulating electrolyte configurations. From these three configurations, the flowing electrolyte and the circulating electrolyte, with the electrolyte outlet routed to the anode inlet, provided the most stable power output, where minimal decay in performance and less than 3% and 5.6% variation in power output were observed in the respective configurations. The flowing electrolyte configuration also yielded the greatest power output by as much as 34%. Furthermore, for the flowing electrolyte configuration, several key operating conditions were experimentally tested to determine the optimal operating points. It was found that an inlet concentration of 2.2 M methanol and 6.5 M formic acid, as along with a cell temperature of 52.8 °C provided the best performance. Since this fuel cell has a low optimal operating temperature, this fuel cell has potential applications for handheld portable devices.

Anode catalyst layer with novel microstructure for a direct methanol fuel cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 8659-8663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guicheng Liu ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Yituo Wang ◽  
Feng Ye ◽  
Tongtao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Catalyst Layer ◽  
Anode Catalyst ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

Carbon–CeO2 composite nanofibers as a promising support for a PtRu anode catalyst in a direct methanol fuel cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Feng ◽  
Taizo Takeuchi ◽  
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem ◽  
Takuya Tsujiguchi ◽  
Nobuyoshi Nakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Composite Nanofibers ◽  
Anode Catalyst ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

Pt Supported on Carbon-coating Antimony Tin Oxide as Anode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Fuel Cells ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 763-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-H. Yang ◽  
X.-L. Sui ◽  
L. Zhao ◽  
G.-S. Huang ◽  
D.-M. Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Carbon Coating ◽  
Anode Catalyst ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Antimony Tin Oxide ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell
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