A direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell with a Prussian Blue cathode

X. H. Yan; T. S. Zhao; Liang An; G. Zhao; L. Shi

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.066

A direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell with a Prussian Blue cathode

X. H. Yan, T. S. Zhao, Liang An, G. Zhao, L. Shi

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Abstract

In this work, a direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell is developed and tested. Theoretically, it is shown that the use of hydrogen peroxide in a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) not only increases the cell's voltage from 1.21 V to 1.76 V, but also reduces the activation loss of the reduction reaction as a result of two-electron transfer. Experimentally, it is demonstrated that the fuel cell with the use of an inexpensive carbon nanotube supported Prussian Blue catalyst, exhibits a peak power density of 125 mW cm-2at 60 °C, which is comparable to that of conventional DMFCs with platinum-based catalysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5135-5140
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	41
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.066
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell
Fuel cell
Non-precious metal catalyst
Prussian Blue

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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