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The development of inorganic and organic/inorganic membranes for DMFC application
A fuel cell is an energy device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy. Low temperature fuel cells, namely the hydrogen fuel cell and the direct methanol fuel cell are preferred amongst other fuel cell types for stationary and vehicular applications, due to their small size and their …
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Synthesis and characterisation of proton conducting membranes for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications
For a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), the proton exchange membrane must conduct protons and be a good methanol barrier. In addition to the high methanol permeability achieved by these membranes, they are very expensive and contribute greatly to theoverall cost of fuel cell set up. The high cost …
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Membranen aus [(A)n(B)m]x-Multiblockcopolymeren für den Einsatz in der Direkt-Methanol-Brennstoffzelle (DMFC)
Aramide and arylene ether multiblock copolymers of (AB)n-type with various degrees of sulfonation have been prepared for use in direct methanol fuel cells.
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Tubular-Shaped Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs)
… tubular-shaped, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) as an alternative geometry to the traditional planar-shaped fuel cell. The benefit of the tubular geometry compared to the planar geometry is the higher instantaneous volumetric power density provided by the larger active area, which could be …
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Performance Characteriztion and Modeling of a Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) over a Range of Operating Temperatures and Relative Humidities
… industry today, the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is becoming an increasingly more probable means for portable power production. In such applications a passive air breathing direct methanol fuel cell would be ideal. However, successful use of the passive DMFC in such applications requires …
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Multiphase Modeling of a Flowing Electrolyte-Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are considered one of the leading contenders for low power applications due to their energy dense, liquid fuel and their low greenhouse gas emissions. However, DMFCs have lower than predicted performance due to methanol crossover. One proposed solution is to allow …
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Polymer electrolyte membranes for direct methanol fuel cells
… membranes (PEMs) for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). In this thesis, relatively inexpensive monomers, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate (SPM) in particular, were deployed as the proton source in a predominantly acrylic-based copolymer network with …
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Polymeric and Polymer/Inorganic Composite Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
… be used for both direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) and hydrogen/air fuel cells were investigated in this work. One of the main challenges for DMFC membranes is high methanol crossover. Nafion, the current perfluorosulfonic acid copolymer benchmark membrane for both DMFCs and hydrogen/air fuel …
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NICKEL HYDROXIDE NANORIBBONS FOR EFFICIENT WATER SPLITTING AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL
… harvesting system and direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). However, these two reactions are sluggish processes, due to the multi-proton coupled reactions. In this work, we report the first stabilized non-stochiometric Ni(OH)2 nanoribbons (NR-Ni(OH)2) with alternating 4- and 6- coordinated Ni edge …
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Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Using Pure Methanol
… fuel cell types, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) hold a set of distinct advantages for stationary and small portable applications. These advantages include faster refueling compared to battery charging, high gravimetric energy density, and ease of production and use compared to hydrogen. …
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Preparation and characterisation of Pt-Ru/C catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells
The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is identified as a promising fuel cell for portable and micro fuel cell applications. One of the major benefits is that methanol is an energy dense, inexpensively manufactured, easily stored and transported, liquid fuel (Hamann et al., 2007). However, the DMFC's …
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Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems Based on Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Partially Fluorinated Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether) Copolymers
… particularly for direct methanol systems (DMFC). Thirdly, the mechanically and thermooxidatively stable copolymer membranes were blended with heteropolyacids producing nanocomposites which have potential in higher temperature fuel cell applications. Lastly, the basic PEM parameters such as …
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Direct methanol fuel cell with extended reaction zone anode : PtRu and PtRuMo supported on fibrous carbon
The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is considered to be a promising power source for portable electronic applications and transportation. At present there are several challenges that need to be addressed before the widespread commercialization of the DMFC technology can be implemented. The …
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Direct methanol fuel cell catalysts with controllable interface
… operation of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) anode under acidic conditions.
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Testing the suitability of local seaweeds and formulated feed as a food source for abalone (Haliotis midae Linnaeus) in an Integrated Land-based Aquaculture System
The direct methanol fuel cell or DMFC is emerging as a promising alternative energy source for many applications. Developed and developing countries, through research, are fast seeking a cheap and stable supply of energy for an ever-increasing number of energyconsuming portable devices. The …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Random Copolymers as Multipurpose Membranes for Reverse Osmosis and Fuel Cell Applications
… is important for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). The best DMFC performance with 0.5 M methanol fuel was illustrated with blends containing 10 wt% 6FS-00. At higher methanol concentrations (up to 2.0 M) BPS-35/6FS-00 (90/10) membranes outperformed both Nafion membranes. Blends of BPS-35 …
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Mechanics and multi-physics deformation behavior of polymer electrolyte membranes
… membranes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) which are a special case of PEMFC. DMFC operate under the same principal as PEMFC., however the fuel is liquid methanol rather than hydrogen. The high energy density of methanol makes DMFC particularly promising for portable applications where …
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Porous Silicon as a Proton Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) show the most potential in efficient chemical to electrical energy conversion having approximately half the specific energy compared to gasoline at 5.54 kW-hr/kg (19.9 MJ/kg). With a density of 0.792 kg/L, methanol?s energy density is 4.39 kW-hr/L. By designing a …
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Design of high-ionic conductivity electrodes for direct methanol fuel cells
… material. In Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs), however, much of the catalyst included in the anode is significantly under-utilized, while a small fraction of the catalyst facilitates the bulk of the oxidation reaction. In this thesis, the porous carbon electrode used as the anode in a …
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Structure Property Relationships of Proton Exchange Membranes
… and favorable morphology for the blocks. For DMFC applications, the block copolymers also showed low methanol permeability and high selectivity. The states of water in the copolymers were characterized using DSC and NMR relaxation techniques. At similar ionic contents, the free water …
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