Modelling and experimental studies on a direct methanol fuel cell working under low methanol crossover and high methanol concentrations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6443-6451

  Oliveira, V B ^a   Rangel, C M ^b   Pinto, A M F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Fuel cell performance; High methanol concentrations; Methanol crossover; Tailored MEAs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MEMBRANES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ANODE GAS; BACK DIFFUSION; CARBON CLOTHS; CARBON PAPER; CELL PERFORMANCE; COMMERCIAL MATERIALS; COUPLED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH METHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL CROSSOVER RATES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; POWER DENSITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEADY STATE; TAILORED MEAS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 67651042512     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.114     Document Type: Article

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