Review and advances of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) part I: Design, fabrication, and testing with high concentration methanol solutions

被引:333
作者
Li, Xianglin [1 ]
Faghri, Amir [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Mech Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
关键词
Direct methanol fuel cell; Fuel cell stacks; High concentration methanol; Methanol crossover; Water management; Portable power; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL; GAS-DIFFUSION LAYER; WATER CROSSOVER; NAFION MEMBRANES; CONTACT RESISTANCE; MASS-SPECTROSCOPY; PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT; MANAGEMENT; PLATE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.10.061
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A review of the experimental studies on passive and semi-passive direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) is conducted, with an emphasis on high concentration methanol and pure methanol. Key issues such as methanol transport, water management, oxygen transport, and carbon dioxide release in the DMFC are analyzed in detail. The design and fabrication, development approaches, challenges and opportunities on DMFCs passively fed with high concentration methanol are discussed. The advances of DMFC stacks and prototype developments are presented. Several unresolved issues and challenges in DMFCs are identified and reviewed in detail. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:223 / 240
页数:18
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