Electrochemical reforming of dimethoxymethane in a Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Cell: A way to generate clean hydrogen for low temperature fuel cells

The quantity of hydrogen produced is a linear function of the current density and of the electrolysis time, i.e. of the quantity of electricity consumed in the electro-oxidation reaction. Therefore the quantity of hydrogen produced at a given electrolysis time (15 min here) depends only on the current intensity, regardless of the DMM concentration, the cell voltage and its temperature. On the other hand the electrical energy consumed is proportional to the cell voltage, so that it greatly depends on the kinetics of the anodic reaction at a given current density.