scispace - formally typeset
Open AccessJournal ArticleDOI

Advances in direct oxidation methanol fuel cells

TLDR
In this paper, a liquid feed direct methanol fuel cell has been developed based on a proton exchange membrane electrolyte and Pt/Ru and Pt catalyzed fuel and air/O2 electrodes, respectively.
About
This article is published in Journal of Power Sources.The article was published on 1994-01-15 and is currently open access. It has received 305 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Direct methanol fuel cell & Methanol reformer.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy

TL;DR: This book discusses the history and present uses of Methanol, the discovery and properties of Hydrogen, and the production and Uses ofhydrogen from Fossil Fuels, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
Journal ArticleDOI

Chemical recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether: from greenhouse gas to renewable, environmentally carbon neutral fuels and synthetic hydrocarbons.

TL;DR: Improved new methods for the efficient reductive conversion of CO(2) to methanol and/or DME that the authors have developed include bireforming with methane and ways of catalytic or electrochemical conversions.
Journal ArticleDOI

Methanol oxidation and direct methanol fuel cells: a selective review

TL;DR: A status report on development of the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) and relevant fundamental and applied electrochemistry is the objective of as discussed by the authors, where emphasis is put on strategies and approaches rather than on individual results.
Journal ArticleDOI

Development of ionomer membranes for fuel cells

TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the membrane development for proton-conductive polymer (composite) membranes for the application membrane fuel cells, focusing on the membrane developments in this field performed at ICVT.
Journal ArticleDOI

Recent advances in the development of direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC)

TL;DR: In this article, a direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC) based on a proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) was proposed, in which alcohol is used directly as the fuel.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Preparation of highly dispersed Pt+Ru alloy clusters and the activity for the electrooxidation of methanol

TL;DR: In this article, the Pt + Ru binary catalyst has been developed which provides a simple way of obtaining a specific surface area (ca. 80 m2 g−1) more than 3 times larger than that obtained by conventional methods.
Journal ArticleDOI

Binary systems of platinum and a second metal as oxidation catalysts for methanol fuel cells

TL;DR: In this paper, a large number of platinum-based binary catalysts have been prepared by deposition of submonolayer amounts of the second components onto the surface of platinum catalysts via an immersion method.
ReportDOI

Assessment of methanol electro-oxidation for direct methanol-air fuel cells

S. D. Fritts, +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the potential of developing a suitable catalyst for the direct electrochemical oxidation of methanol and conclude that no acceptable catalysts exist for this purpose.
Related Papers (5)