A State-of-Art on the Development of Nafion-Based Membrane for Performance Improvement in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. [PDF]
Membranes (Basel), 2022 Nafion, a perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membrane (PEM), has been widely used in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) to serve as a proton carrier, methanol barrier, and separator for the anode and cathode.
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Carbon Nanocomposite Membrane Electrolytes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells-A Concise Review. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel), 2019 A membrane electrolyte that restricts the methanol cross-over while retaining proton conductivity is essential for better electrochemical selectivity in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).
Rambabu G, D Bhat S, Figueiredo FML.
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Carbon-Supported PdCu Alloy as Extraordinary Electrocatalysts for Methanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Direct Methanol Fuel Cells [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2022 Palladium (Pd) nanostructures are highly active non-platinum anodic electrocatalysts in alkaline direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), and their electrocatalytic performance relies highly on their morphology and composition.
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Novel Anode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 PtRu catalyst is a promising anodic catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) but the slow reaction kinetics reduce the performance of DMFCs. Therefore, this study attempts to improve the performance of PtRu catalysts by adding nickel (Ni) and iron
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High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cells with Precious-Metal-Free Cathode. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh), 2016 Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) hold great promise for applications ranging from portable power for electronics to transportation. However, apart from the high costs, current Pt‐based cathodes in DMFCs suffer significantly from performance loss due to
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Bead-Like Pt/C-Ionomer Porous Nanofibrous Networks Toward Advanced Electrochemical Reaction Management for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells [PDF]
MembranesEfficient management for electrochemical reactions within Pt/C electrodes, specifically the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methanol oxidation reactions (MOR), is critical to the performance and long-life stability of direct methanol fuel cells ...
Ruili Sun +5 more
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Self-assembled platinum nanoparticles on sulfonic acid-grafted graphene as effective electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation in direct methanol fuel cells. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 In this article, sulfonic acid-grafted reduced graphene oxide (S-rGO) were synthesized using a one-pot method under mild conditions, and used as Pt catalyst supports to prepare Pt/S-rGO electrocatalysts through a self-assembly route.
Lu J, Li Y, Li S, Jiang SP.
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Dynamic thermal model development of direct methanol fuel cell
International Journal of Thermofluids, 2023 Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is fueled with liquid methanol coupled with air to produce power at reasonably lower operational conditions while resulting in by-products of carbon dioxide and water, which is more environmentally friendly.
Mohammad Biswas, Tabbi Wilberforce
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Practical and Reliable Methanol Concentration Sensor for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Electrochemistry, 2021 An electrochemical methanol concentration sensor with practicality and reliability has been developed to apply for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) system.
Shinsuke ANDOH +4 more
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Investigation of MIL-53(Fe)-(COOH)2 as a Filler in Sulfonated Polystyrene/Polyethylene Membrane for Application in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2023 Some of the main challenges of direct methanol fuel cell membranes are proton conduction and the high selectivity required. In the present study, new proton exchange membranes were developed using sulfonated polystyrene (SPS), polyethylene (PE), and a ...
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