Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 188, Issue 2, Pages 502-506Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.11.118
Keywords
PBI; Direct ethanol fuel cell; Alkaline fuel cell
Funding
- New Energy Projects National Innovation Company, Russia
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This paper reports on the fabrication of MEA for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell (ADEFC). The MEA was fabricated using non-platinum electrocatalysts and a membrane of alkali doped polybenzimidazole (PBI). The employed oxygen reduction catalyst was prepared by pyrolysis of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphine cobalt(II) supported on XC72 carbon. This catalyst is tolerant to ethanol. Electrocatalyst at the anode was RuV alloy supported on XC72 carbon. It was synthesized by reduction of respective salts at elevated temperature. Single cell power density of 100 mW cm(-2) at U = 0.4V was achieved at 80 degrees C using air at ambient pressure and 3 M KOH + 2 M EtOH anode feed. The developed MEA is considered viable for use in emergency power supply units and in power sources for portable electronic equipment. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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