کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1268876 | 1497416 | 2016 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• A direct methanol–hydrogen peroxide fuel cell is developed.
• The theoretical voltage of this fuel cell reaches 1.76 V.
• Prussian Blue/CNT catalyst is prepared for the reduction reaction of H2O2.
• This fuel cell yields a peak power density of 125 mW cm−2 at 60 °C.
In this work, a direct methanol–hydrogen peroxide fuel cell is developed and tested. Theoretically, it is shown that the use of hydrogen peroxide in a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) not only increases the cell's voltage from 1.21 V to 1.76 V, but also reduces the activation loss of the reduction reaction as a result of two-electron transfer. Experimentally, it is demonstrated that the fuel cell with the use of an inexpensive carbon nanotube supported Prussian Blue catalyst, exhibits a peak power density of 125 mW cm−2 at 60 °C, which is comparable to that of conventional DMFCs with platinum-based catalysts.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 41, Issue 9, 9 March 2016, Pages 5135–5140