Increasing of the performances of direct methanol combustion fuel cells

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作者
Duteanu, Narcis [1 ]
Scott, Keith [2 ]
Vaszilcsin, Nicolae [1 ]
Kellenberger, Andrea [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politehn Timisoara, Fac Chim Ind Ingn Mediului, Timisoara 300006, Romania
[2] Univ Newcastle, Electrochem & Mat Proc Ctr, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England
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REVISTA DE CHIMIE | 2007年 / 58卷 / 12期
关键词
fuel cell; direct methanol fuel cell; proton exchange membrane;
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
Experimental results obtained with a direct methanol fuel cell are presented. Cell catalyst loading of 1 mg cm(-2) has been used both for anode (Pt-Ru/C) and cathode (Pt/C). The increasing of performance has been realized by the optimisation of the operating parameters: temperature and oxidant nature (air or oxygen). The Nafion 117 addition in catalyst layer had a favourable effect upon fuel cell performance. Maximum power density of over 130mW cm(-2) has been achieved at 100 degrees C with oxygen as oxidant. Also, the methanol crossover has been studied
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页码:1207 / 1211
页数:5
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