An alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell with a cation exchange membrane

Liang An; T. S. Zhao

doi:10.1039/c1ee00002k

An alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell with a cation exchange membrane

Liang An, T. S. Zhao

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Abstract

A barrier that limits the performance of anion exchange membrane (AEM) direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) is that state-of-the-art AEMs do not allow the fuel cell to operate at high temperatures (< 60°C). Here we describe an alkaline DEFC that employs a cation exchange membrane (CEM) and show that this type of CEM-DEFC can stably discharge with a high power density at an operating temperature as high as 90°C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2213-2217
Number of pages	5
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	4
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ee00002k
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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