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Advances in Mixed-Reactant Fuel Cells

Shukla, AK and Raman, RK and Scott, K (2005) Advances in Mixed-Reactant Fuel Cells. In: Fuel Cells, 5 (4). pp. 436-447.

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Abstract

The mixed-reactant fuel cell (MRFC) is a new concept, in which a mixture of aqueous fuel and gaseous oxygen (or air) flows directly through a porous anode-electrolyte-cathode structure or through a strip-cell with an anode-electrolyte-cathode configuration. These structures can be single cells or parallel stacks of cells and may be in a planar, tubular or any other geometry. Selectivity in the electrocatalysts for MRFCs is mandatory to minimize mixed-potential at the electrodes, which otherwise would reduce the available cell voltage and compromise the fuel efficiency. MRFC offers a cost effective solution in fuel cell design, since there is no need for gas-tight structure within the stack and, as a consequence, considerable reduction in sealing, manifolding and reactants delivery structure is possible. In recent years, significant advances have been made in MRFCs, using methanol as a fuel. This paper reviews the status of mixed reactant fuel cells and reports some recent experimental data for methanol fuel cell systems.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Fuel Cells
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons.
Keywords: dmfc;fuel cell;mixed flow;mixed reactant;selective electrocatalyst
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2005
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2012 04:43
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/3520

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