Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications: analysis based on characterization, experimentation and modeling

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2005

Autores

Vasco S. Silva (Autor) FEUP; Adélio M. Mendes (Autor) FEUP; Luís M. Madeira (Autor) FEUP; Suzana P. Nunes (Autor) Outra

Livro

Título: Advances in Fuel Cells

Páginas: 1-24

ISBN: 81-308-0026-8

Editora: Research Signpost

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia química

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas

Outras Informações

Abstract (EN): A critical analysis is performed about fundamental aspects regarding the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology, focusing mainly on the proton exchange membrane (PEM). First, the basic DMFC operation principles, thermodynamic background and polarization characteristics are presented with a description of each of the components that comprise the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and of the DMFC testsystem usually used for DMFC research. Next, the paper focuses particularly on the PEM development chain, performing an overview of the research progress regarding this DMFC component. Specific efforts are devoted to research aspects related with the membrane preparation, characterization, DMFC tests and modeling. Apart from this, recent achievements at our research groups regarding the PEM development for DMFC applications are emphasized.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 24