A DMFC stack operating with hydrocarbon blend membranes and Pt-Ru-Sn-Ce/C and Pd-Co/C electrocatalysts

作者：Zhao, Xinsheng; Li, Wei; Murthy, Arun; Jiang, Zhongqing; Zuo, Zicheng; Manthiram, Arumugam^*

来源：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38(18): 7448-7457.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.013

• Direct methanol fuel cell
• Stack
• Blend membrane
• Methanol tolerance

Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stacks consisting of 5 cells and 20 cells were assembled with low-cost hydrocarbon blend membranes and new electrocatalysts with better methanol tolerance and stability. The hydrocarbon blend membranes consisting of an acidic polymer (sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone), SPEEK) and a basic polymer (polysulfone-2-amide-benzimidazole, PSf-ABIm) exhibited low methanol crossover, high conductivity, and good mechanical stability. The Pt-Ru-Sn-Ce/C anode catalyst exhibited better stability than the commercial PtRu/C catalyst, while the cathode catalyst Pd-Co/C showed better methanol tolerance than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. A maximum power of around 20 W was achieved with a DMFC stack consisting of 20 membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) fabricated with the above membranes and electrocatalysts. The results demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing these acid-base blend membranes and novel catalysts for DMFC applications.

• 出版日期2013-6-18