Performance comparison of portable direct methanol fuel cell mini-stacks based on a low-cost fluorine-free polymer electrolyte and Nafion membrane

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 6022-6027

  Baglio, V ^a   Stassi, A ^a   Modica, E ^a   Antonucci, V ^a   Aric, A S ^a   Caracino, P ^b   Ballabio, O ^b   Colombo, M ^b   Kopnin, E ^b  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b Pirelli Labs SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Fluorine free membrane; Mini stack; Passive mode; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; FLUORINE-FREE; GRID CURRENT; GRID-LIKE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; NAFION 117 MEMBRANES; NAFION MEMBRANE; OPERATING CONDITION; PASSIVE DMFC; PASSIVE MODE; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE CELLS; STACK STRUCTURE; SULFONATED POLYSTYRENE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FLUORINE; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TITANIUM;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 77954177816     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.05.059     Document Type: Article

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