Effects of ethanol in methanol fuel on the performance of membrane electrode assemblies for direct methanol fuel cells

Sae Rom Yang; Sang Kyung Kim; Doo Hwan Jung; Taejin Kim; Han Sung Kim; Dong Hyun Peck

doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2018.05.018

Effects of ethanol in methanol fuel on the performance of membrane electrode assemblies for direct methanol fuel cells

Sae Rom Yang, Sang Kyung Kim, Doo Hwan Jung, Taejin Kim, Han Sung Kim, Dong Hyun Peck

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Abstract

The impurities in methanol fuel, which is used for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), greatly affect the performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). The effect of ethanol in methanol fuel on the MEA performance was evaluated using the five different kinds of methanol fuels for reagent grade and industrial use. The impurities in the different kinds of methanol fuels that affected the performance of the MEAs were mainly ethanol evident by the analysis of the methanol fuels. Thus, this study suggests that the ethanol concentration in methanol fuels should be limited to achieve a higher performance of the MEAs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	100-106
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume	66
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2018.05.018
Publication status	Published - 2018 Oct 25

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This work was supported by the New and Renewable Energy Technology R&D Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20143030031330 ).

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© 2018 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

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