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Cost Analysis of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Stacks for Mass Production

open access: yes, 2016
Fuel cells are very promising technologies for efficient electrical energy generation. The development of enhanced system components and new engineering solutions is fundamental for the large-scale deployment of these devices.
M. Sgroi   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of Vibration on Open-Cathode Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Stack Performance

open access: yesPhyschem
This study investigates the impact of vibration frequency on the performance of a 10-cell open-cathode direct methanol fuel cell (OC-DMFC) stack. Experiments were conducted using three different vibration frequencies (15, 30, and 60 Hz) and compared ...
Selahattin Celik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. DOE Progress Towards Developing Low-Cost, High Performance, Durable Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications

open access: yesMembranes, 2012
Low cost, durable, and selective membranes with high ionic conductivity are a priority need for wide-spread adoption of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).
Dimitrios C. Papageorgopoulos   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preparation of PtRu/C Electrocatalysts Using Citric Acid as Reducing Agent and OH- ions as Stabilizing Agent for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell (DAFC)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2009
PtRu/C electrocatalysts (Pt:Ru atomic ratio of 50:50 and 80:20) were prepared using citric acid as reducing agent and OH- ions as stabilizing agent. The obtained electrocatalysts were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray analysis and transmission ...
A.O. Neto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review on the fabrication of electrospun polymer electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell

open access: yes, 2015
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) is an electrolyte which behaves as important indicator for fuel cell's performance. Research and development (R&;D) on fabrication of desirable PEM have burgeoned year by year, especially for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
H. Junoh   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigation of Methanol Crossover and Water Flux in an Air-Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2015
An air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is constructed to investigate methanol crossover and water flux by altering flow rate and concentration of methanol solution.
Qi Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Studies on PEM Fuel Cells Using Various Alcohols for Low Power Applications

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2008
The Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell (DAFC) appears to be the most promising replacement for batteries in portable applications such as cellular phones, personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), digital cameras and laptop computers.
J. Arun Kumar, P. Kalyani, R. Saravanan
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization of Direct 2-propanol Fuel Cell Performance Using Statistical Design of Experiments Approach

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2012
Direct alcohol fuel cells have been attracting enormous research interest as power sources for vehicles and portable electronic devices because alcohols are readily available, their storage and transport can be easily handled with the existing fuel ...
Arfat Anis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preparation of melamine-Ni-Cu nanocomposite as a promising catalytic substrate for methanol electrooxidation [PDF]

open access: yesشیمی کاربردی روز
Melamine is a nitrogen-rich compound. Its composite with transition metals has an electron-rich structure and increases electrocatalytic activity and charge transfer.
Mohammad Ali Kamyabi, Javad Azizi
doaj   +1 more source

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