Performance of an alkaline-acid direct ethanol fuel cell

Liang An; T. S. Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.150

Performance of an alkaline-acid direct ethanol fuel cell

Liang An, T. S. Zhao

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Abstract

This paper reports on the performance of an alkaline-acid direct ethanol fuel cell (AA-DEFC) that is composed of an alkaline anode, a membrane and an acid cathode. The effects of membrane thickness and the concentrations of various species at both the anode and cathode on the cell performance are investigated. It has been demonstrated that the peak power density of this AA-DEFC that employs a 25-μm thick membrane is as high as 360 mW cm-2at 60 °C, which is about 6 times higher than the performance of conventional DEFCs reported in the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9994-9999
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	36
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.150
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alkaline-acid
Direct ethanol fuel cell
Fuel cell
Membrane thickness
Power density
Species concentrations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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