Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Using Thermally Catalysed Ti Mesh |
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Authors: | Chan Lim K Scott RG Allen S Roy |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Merz Court, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK; (fax: +44-191-222-5292, e-mail: |
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Abstract: | Characterisation of a direct methanol fuel cell using an anode fabricated by thermal decomposition from Pt–Ru chloro-complex on Ti mesh is described. The polarisation characteristic of the resultant membrane electrode assembly is compared with that of a conventional MEA with an anode, consisting of a catalyst layer, a microporous layer and a wet-proof-treated carbon paper. Electrode characterisation was carried out using XRD, SEM and EDX analyses. In 1 m methanol solution, the MEA with the catalysed Ti mesh anode gave a power performance comparable with that of the conventional anode at 90 °C. However, in 0.5 m methanol solution the former showed much higher power density than the latter, indicating high utilisation of methanol fuel. |
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Keywords: | catalyst direct methanol fuel cell mesh Pt– Ru thermal decomposition |
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