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Alcohol Fuel Cells at Optimal Temperatures

Uda, Tetsuya and Boysen, Dane A. and Chisholm, Calum R. I. and Haile, Sossina M. (2006) Alcohol Fuel Cells at Optimal Temperatures. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 9 (6). A261-A264. ISSN 1099-0062. doi:10.1149/1.2188069. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:UDAessl06

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Abstract

High-power-density alcohol fuel cells can relieve many of the daunting challenges facing a hydrogen energy economy. Here, such fuel cells are achieved using CsH2PO4 as the electrolyte and integrating into the anode chamber a Cu-ZnO/Al2O3 methanol steam-reforming catalyst. The temperature of operation, ~250°C, is matched both to the optimal value for fuel cell power output and for reforming. Peak power densities using methanol and ethanol were 226 and 100 mW/cm^2, respectively. The high power output (305 mW/cm^2) obtained from reformate fuel containing 1% CO demonstrates the potential of this approach with optimized reforming catalysts and also the tolerance to CO poisoning at these elevated temperatures.


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Haile, Sossina M.0000-0002-5293-6252
Additional Information:©2006 The Electrochemical Society (Received: 7 December 2005; published online: 31 March 2006) This work is funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. The California Institute of Technology assisted in meeting the publication costs of this article.
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Subject Keywords:copper; zinc compounds; aluminium compounds; hydrogen compounds; caesium compounds; catalysts; electrolytes; fuel cells
Issue or Number:6
DOI:10.1149/1.2188069
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