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Review: Direct ethanol fuel cells

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In this paper, the challenges and the developments of direct ethanol fuel cells at present are addressed and the applications of DEFC are presented, as well as the challenges that need to be addressed.
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This article is published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.The article was published on 2013-07-26. It has received 461 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Direct-ethanol fuel cell & Ethanol fuel.

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Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation.

TL;DR: This review presents a systematic review on the fabrication routes of ASCs followed by an overview of some new and effective characterization methods to precisely probe the atomic structure and discusses the challenges and opportunities on the further development of more selective, active, stable and less expensive ASCs.
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Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials

TL;DR: In this article, the potential developments in nanotechnology with respect to wastewater treatment are reviewed and discussed utilization of various classes of nano-materials for wastewater treatment processes, including activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, grapheme, manganese oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide and ferric oxides.
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Direct ethanol fuel cells for transport and stationary applications – A comprehensive review

TL;DR: In this article, various types of direct ethanol fuel cells are reviewed with emphasis on ethanol sources and production methods, cell construction materials, operating regime, cell and stack fabrication, performance and life time issues, technology status and market applications.
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Recent Advances on Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol on Pt- and Pd-Based Catalysts: From Reaction Mechanisms to Catalytic Materials

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- 02 Sep 2015 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the advances in the study of reaction mechanisms and electrocatalytic materials for EOR over the past two decades with a focus on Pt- and Pd-based catalysts.
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Catalysts in direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC): An overview

TL;DR: In this article, both palladium and platinum catalysts used in the oxidation of ethanol and highlight the remaining problems in the field are discussed and a comparison of the two catalysts is made.
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Anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a classification of anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells, based on the nature and the properties of these membranes for both commercial and non-commercial applications.
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Polymer membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell : recent advances and challenges

TL;DR: In this article, a review examines the inspiration for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) development, the technological constraints, and recent advances, and a detailed discussion of the synthesis of polymer, membrane fabrication and physicochemical characterizations is provided.
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Alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells

TL;DR: The faster kinetics of the alcohol oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions in ADAFCs, opening up the possibility of using less expensive metal catalysts, such as silver, nickel and palladium, makes the ADAFC a potentially low cost technology compared to acid direct alcohol fuel cell technology, which employs platinum catalysts.
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Mechanism study of the ethanol oxidation reaction on palladium in alkaline media

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanism of the ethanol oxidation reaction on a palladium electrode was studied using the cyclic voltammetry method, and the Tafel slope was found to be 130mV/dec−1 at lower potentials, which suggests that the adsorption of OH− ions follows the Temkin-type isotherm on the Pd electrode.
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Recent progress in direct ethanol proton exchange membrane fuel cells (DE-PEMFCs)

TL;DR: In this article, the main aspects related to DEFCs such as electrocatalysts, membrane electrode assembly (MEA) preparation and their corresponding effects on the total cell performance are summarized and discussed.
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