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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 31, Issue 13, Pages 1914-1919Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.05.003
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An anode structure based on Ti mesh has been developed for the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). This new anode was prepared by electrochemical deposition of a similar to 3 mu m PtRu catalyst layer on similar to 50 mu m Ti mesh. It has a thinner structure compared to that of a porous carbon-based conventional anode. The Ti mesh anode shows a performance comparable to, and exceeding that, of the conventional anode in a DMFC operating with 0.25 or 0.5 M methanol solution and atmosphere oxygen at 90 degrees C. However, it shows a lower performance of the cell when higher concentrations of methanol was employed. This may be attributed to its thin and open structure, which could facilitate the transport of methanol from the flow field to the anode catalyst layer and carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. (c) 2006 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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