Performance Tests of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Membranes for Alkaline Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol MA2021-02 (42) ◽  
pp. 1303-1303
Author(s):  
Michaela Roschger ◽  
Asep Samsudin ◽  
Sigrid Wolf ◽  
Viktor Hacker
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Ethanol Fuel ◽  
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

scholarly journals Poly (vinyl alcohol) and poly (benzimidazole) blend membranes for high performance alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 883-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Herranz ◽  
R. Escudero-Cid ◽  
M. Montiel ◽  
C. Palacio ◽  
E. Fatás ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Ethanol Fuel ◽  
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells ◽  
Blend Membranes

scholarly journals Poly(vinyl alcohol)-based Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-443
Author(s):  
Asep Muhamad Samsudin ◽  
Sigrid Wolf ◽  
Michaela Roschger ◽  
Viktor Hacker
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Functional Group ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells ◽  
Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte

Crosslinked anion exchange membranes (AEMs) made from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a backbone polymer and different approaches to functional group introduction were prepared by means of solution casting with thermal and chemical crosslinking. Membrane characterization was performed by SEM, FTIR, and thermogravimetric analyses. The performance of AEMs was evaluated by water uptake, swelling degree, ion exchange capacity, OH- conductivity, and single cell tests. A combination of quaternized ammonium poly(vinyl alcohol) (QPVA) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDMAC) showed the highest conductivity, water uptake, and swelling among other functional group sources. The AEM with a combined mass ratio of QPVA and PDDMAC of 1:0.5 (QPV/PDD0.5) has the highest hydroxide conductivity of 54.46 mS cm-1. The single fuel cell tests with QPV/PDD0.5 membrane yield the maximum power density and current density of 8.6 mW cm-2 and 47.6 mA cm-2 at 57 °C. This study demonstrates that PVA-based AEMs have the potential for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells (ADEFCs) application.

scholarly journals Efficient Chitosan/Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes for Direct Alkaline Ethanol Fuel Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selestina Gorgieva ◽  
Azra Osmić ◽  
Silvo Hribernik ◽  
Mojca Božič ◽  
Jurij Svete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Ethanol Fuel ◽  
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells ◽  
Graphene Oxides ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Structure Morphology ◽  
Graphene Derivatives ◽  
Doped Graphene

Herein, we prepared a series of nanocomposite membranes based on chitosan (CS) and three compositionally and structurally different N-doped graphene derivatives. Two-dimensional (2D) and quasi 1D N-doped reduced graphene oxides (N-rGO) and nanoribbons (N-rGONRs), as well as 3D porous N-doped graphitic polyenaminone particles (N-pEAO), were synthesized and characterized fully to confirm their graphitic structure, morphology, and nitrogen (pyridinic, pyrrolic, and quaternary or graphitic) group contents. The largest (0.07%) loading of N-doped graphene derivatives impacted the morphology of the CS membrane significantly, reducing the crystallinity, tensile properties, and the KOH uptake, and increasing (by almost 10-fold) the ethanol permeability. Within direct alkaline ethanol test cells, it was found that CS/N rGONRs (0.07 %) membrane (Pmax. = 3.7 mWcm−2) outperformed the pristine CS membrane significantly (Pmax. = 2.2 mWcm−2), suggesting the potential of the newly proposed membranes for application in direct ethanol fuel cells.

Brief review of solid polymer electrolyte for direct ethanol fuel cells applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhaila Abdullah ◽  
Norazlina Hashim ◽  
Nurul Aniyyah Mohd Shobery ◽  
Nabihah Abdullah ◽  
lily Shakirah Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Ethanol Fuel ◽  
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

Performance of Sulfonated Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Graphene Oxide Polyelectrolytes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2000124
Author(s):  
Oscar Gil-Castell ◽  
Óscar Santiago ◽  
Borja Pascual-Jose ◽  
Emilio Navarro ◽  
Teresa J. Leo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cells ◽  
Sulfonated Poly
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