The Electrolyte-Fuel Concentrations Effects on Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell (DMAFC) Through Non-Noble Metal Catalysts

  • Wika Atro Auriyani Program Studi Teknik Kimia, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Indonesia
  • Djoni Bustan Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
  • Sri Haryati Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35472/jsat.v5i1.388

Abstract

Most of the R&D on Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell (DMAFC) concentrates on electrode catalyst and appropriate electrolyte to improve the efficiency. Mostly, a Pt-based electrocatalyst was used. In this research, Nickel foam and membrane silver as non-noble metal catalysts were used in a square-shaped fuel cell stack of 15 x 15 cm in size. The ionic current in the Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell (DMAFC) was due to the conduction of hydroxide ions. Potassium hydroxide which plays an essential role in delivering hydroxide ions was used in this study. The electrolyte effect of potassium hydroxide was studied in different concentrations for the methanol oxidation reaction. Nickel foam and membrane silver were used for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). 1 M, 3 M, 5 M concentration of potassium hydroxide and 0.5 M, 1 M, 2 M, 3 M, 4 M, 5 M of methanol as a fuel have been conducted. The highest maximum power density of 543.35 mW/cm2 was obtained at 2,331 mA/cm2 of current density using the 5 M KOH and 0,5 M fuel. At equimolar concentration between fuel-electrolyte mixture give the higher current density.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

[1] Wakihara M., ”Recent developments in lithium ion batteries”, J Mater Sci;R vol. 33, pp. 109–34.2001
[2] Gregor Hoogers Fuel Cell Technology Handbook, CRC Press, 2003.
[3] Kamarudin SK, Achmad F, Daud WRW, “Overview on the application of direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for portable electronic devices” Int J Hydrog Energy vol. 34, pp. 6902–6916, 2009.
[4] Zhao, X. et al, “Recent advances in catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells”, Energy Environ Sci. vol. 4, pp. 2736–2753, 2011.
[5] Gao, M. R. et al, “A methanol-tolerant Pt/CoSe2 nanobelt cathode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells”, Angew Chem Int Ed. vol. 50, pp.4905–4908, 2011.
[6] Wen, Z., Liu, J. & Li, J, “Core/shell Pt/C nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous carbon as a methanol-tolerant cathode catalystin direct methanol fuel cells”, Adv Mater vol. 20, pp. 743–747, 2008.
[7] Koenigsmann, C., Wong, S. S, “One-dimensional noble metal electrocatalysts: A promising structural paradigm for directmethanol fuel cells”, Energy Environ Sci. vol. 4, pp. 1161–1176, 2011.
[8] Zhao TS, Yang WW, Chen R, Wu QX, “Towards operating direct methanol fuel cells with highly concentrated fuel”. J Power Sourcesvol. 195, pp. 3451–3462, 2010.
[9] Kumar JA, Kalyani P, Saravanan R, “Studies on PEM fuel cells using various alcohols for low power applications”, Int J Electrochem Sci vol. 3, pp.961–969, 2008.
[10] Kim J, Momma T, Osaka T, “Cell performance of Pd–Sn catalyst in passive direct methanol alkaline fuel cell using anion exchange membrane”, J Power Sources vol. 189, pp. 999–1002, 2009.
[11] Chen Y, Zhuang L, Lu J, “Non-Pt anode catalysts for alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells”, Chin J Catalvol. 28, pp. 870–874, 2007.
[12] Bockris JO, Conway BE, White RE, “Modern aspects of electrochemistry”, Plenum Press, New York, 2001.
[13] O.P. Sahu & S. Basu, “Direct alcohol alkaline fuel cell as future prospectus”, New Delhi, India. Advanced energy: an International Journal (AEIJ) vol.1 No.1, 2014.
[14] A. Verma, A.K. Jha, S. Basu, “Manganese dioxide as a cathode catalyst for a direct alcohol or sodium borohydride fuel cell witha flowing alkaline electrolyte”, Journal of Power Sources 2004.
[15] A. Verma & S. Basu, ”Direct use of alcohols and sodium borohydride as fuel in an alkaline fuel cell” Journal of Power Sources vol. 145, pp.282–285, 2005.
[16] Antolini & Gonzales, “A novel cathode for alkaline fuel cells based on a porous silver membrane” 2010.
[17] M. Cifrain, K.V. Kordesch, W. Vielstich, A. Lamm, H. Gasteiger (Eds.), Handbook of Fuel Cells, vol. 1, John Wiley, p. 267, 2003.
[18] Yan Wang et al, “Methanol electrooxidation reaction in alkaline medium on Glassy Carbon electrode modified with ordered mesoporous Ni/Al2O3”, 2017.
[19] J.M. Skowronski, A. Wazny, “Nickel foam-based composite electrodes for electrooxidation of methanol”, J Solid State Electrochem vol. 9,pp. 890-899, 2005.
[20] Xian Zhu Fu et al, “Surface modified Ni foam as current collector for syngas SOFC with perovskite anode catalyst”, International Journal of H2 energy vol. 35, pp. 11180 – 11187, 2010.
Published
2021-03-11
How to Cite
AURIYANI, Wika Atro; BUSTAN, Djoni; HARYATI, Sri. The Electrolyte-Fuel Concentrations Effects on Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell (DMAFC) Through Non-Noble Metal Catalysts. Journal of Science and Applicative Technology, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 1, p. 25-29, mar. 2021. ISSN 2581-0545. Available at: <https://journal.itera.ac.id/index.php/jsat/article/view/388>. Date accessed: 23 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.35472/jsat.v5i1.388.
Citation Formats
Issue
Vol 5 No 1 (2021): Journal of Science and Applicative Technology June Chapter
Section
Articles
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Creative Commons License

All the content on Journal of Science and Applicative Technology (JSAT) may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

You are free to:

  • Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial - You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • No additional restrictions - You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.