Improvement for the Mass Transfer in the Anode Electrode of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell Fabricated by Ultrasonic Spray

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (17) ◽  
pp. 683-689
Author(s):  
F. Matsuoka ◽  
T. Tsujiguchi ◽  
Y. Osaka ◽  
A. Kodama
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray ◽  
Anode Electrode

Experimental Investigation on the Performance of a Formic Acid Electrolyte-Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ouellette ◽  
Cynthia Ann Cruickshank ◽  
Edgar Matida
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Portable Devices ◽  
Acid Electrolyte ◽  
Optimal Operating ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

The performance of a new methanol fuel cell that utilizes a liquid formic acid electrolyte, named the formic acid electrolyte-direct methanol fuel cell (FAE-DMFC) is experimentally investigated. This fuel cell type has the capability of recycling/washing away methanol, without the need of methanol-electrolyte separation. Three fuel cell configurations were examined: a flowing electrolyte and two circulating electrolyte configurations. From these three configurations, the flowing electrolyte and the circulating electrolyte, with the electrolyte outlet routed to the anode inlet, provided the most stable power output, where minimal decay in performance and less than 3% and 5.6% variation in power output were observed in the respective configurations. The flowing electrolyte configuration also yielded the greatest power output by as much as 34%. Furthermore, for the flowing electrolyte configuration, several key operating conditions were experimentally tested to determine the optimal operating points. It was found that an inlet concentration of 2.2 M methanol and 6.5 M formic acid, as along with a cell temperature of 52.8 °C provided the best performance. Since this fuel cell has a low optimal operating temperature, this fuel cell has potential applications for handheld portable devices.

Enhancement of formic acid production from CO2 in formate dehydrogenase reaction using nanoparticles

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (111) ◽  
pp. 109978-109982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Kee Kim ◽  
Sung-Yeob Lee ◽  
Byung-Keun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Formate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Mass Transfer Rate ◽  
Liquid Mass ◽  
Dehydrogenase Reaction ◽  
Liquid Mass Transfer ◽  
Mesoporous Nanoparticles

In an enzyme process using a gas substrate, the enhanced gas liquid mass transfer rate of the gas substrate by methyl-functionalized mesoporous nanoparticles could improve the productivity.

Electrochemical kinetic and mass transfer model for direct ethanol alkaline fuel cell (DEAFC)

2016 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Abdullah ◽  
S.K. Kamarudin ◽  
U.A. Hasran ◽  
M.S. Masdar ◽  
W.R.W. Daud
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Alkaline Fuel Cell ◽  
Mass Transfer Model

Electrocatalysis of formic acid on palladium and platinum surfaces: from fundamental mechanisms to fuel cell applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (38) ◽  
pp. 20360-20376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Jiang ◽  
Han-Xuan Zhang ◽  
Shouzhong Zou ◽  
Wen-Bin Cai
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Mechanistic Studies ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Platinum Surfaces ◽  
Formic Acid Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxidation Synthesis

A brief overview is presented on recent progress in mechanistic studies of formic acid oxidation, synthesis of novel Pd- and Pt-based nanocatalysts and their practical applications in direct formic acid fuel cells.

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