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Electrocatalysis of direct methanol fuel cells [electronic resource] : from fundamentals to applications / edited by Hansan Liu and Jiujun Zhang.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Other Authors: Zhang, Jiujun, Liu, Hansan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Chichester : Wiley-VCH ; John Wiley [distributor], ©2009.
Subjects:
Fuel cells.
Methanol as fuel.
Electrocatalysis.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Preface.
  • List of Contributors.
  • 1 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: History, Status and Perspectives (Antonino Salvatore Aric, ̣ Vincenzo Baglio, and Vincenzo Antonucci).
  • 1.1 Introduction.
  • 1.2 Concept of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells.
  • 1.3 Historical Aspects of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Development and State-of-the-Art.
  • 1.4 Current Status of DMFC Technology for Different Fields of Application.
  • References.
  • 2 Nanostructured Electrocatalyst Synthesis: Fundamental and Methods (Nitin C. Bagkar, Hao Ming Chen, Harshala Parab, and Ru-Shi Liu).
  • 2.1 Introduction.
  • 2.2 Fundamental Understanding of the Structure?Activity Relationship.
  • 2.3 Synthetic Methods of Conventional Carbon-Supported Catalysts.
  • 2.4 Synthetic Methods of Novel Unsupported Pt Nanostructures.
  • 2.5 Conclusions.
  • References.
  • 3 Electrocatalyst Characterization and Activity Validation? Fundamentals and Methods (Loka Subramanyam Sarma, Fadlilatul Taufany, and Bing-Joe Hwang).
  • 3.1 Introduction.
  • 3.2 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells? Role of Electrocatalysts.
  • 3.3 Characterization Techniques for Anode and Cathode Catalysts.
  • 3.4 Evaluation of Electrocatalyst Activity, Electrochemical Active Surface Area, Catalyst? Adsorbate Interactions, and Activity Validation Techniques.
  • 3.5 Conclusions and Outlook.
  • References.
  • 4 Combinatorial and High Throughput Screening of DMFC Electrocatalysts (Rongzhong Jiang and Deryn Chu).
  • 4.1 Introduction.
  • 4.2 Common Procedures for the Development of DMFC Catalysts.
  • 4.3 General Methods for Combinatorial and High Throughput Screening.
  • 4.4 Methods of Combinatorial Synthesis.
  • 4.5 Electrode Arrays for High Throughput Screening.
  • 4.6 Other Screening Methods for Catalyst Discovery.
  • 4.7 Combinatorial Methods for DMFC Evaluation and Data Analysis.
  • 4.8 Challenge and Perspective.
  • References.
  • 5 State-of-the-Art Electrocatalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (Hanwei Lei, Paolina Atanassova, Yipeng Sun, and Berislav Blizanac).
  • 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 Electrocatalysis and Electrocatalysts for DMFC.
  • 5.3 DMFC Electrocatalyst Characterization and Evaluation.
  • 5.4 DMFC Performance Advancement via MEA Design.
  • 5.5 Prospects for DMFC.
  • 5.6 Conclusions.
  • References.
  • 6 Platinum Alloys as Anode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (Ermete Antolini).
  • 6.1 Introduction.
  • 6.2 Phase Diagram vs. Activity: New Chances for DMFC Anodes.
  • 6.3 Preparation Methods of Pt Alloys.
  • 6.4 Activity Evaluation of Pt Alloys.
  • 6.5 Stability of Pt-Ru Catalysts in DMFC Environment.
  • 6.6 Conclusions.
  • References.
  • 7 Methanol-Tolerant Cathode Catalysts for DMFC (Claude Lamy, Christophe Coutanceau, and Nicolas Alonso-Vante).
  • 7.1 Introduction.
  • 7.2 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR).
  • 7.3 Experimental Details.
  • 7.4 Synthesis and Characterizations of Nanostructured Catalysts for the ORR.
  • 7.5 Catalyst Tolerance in the Presence of Methanol.
  • 7.6 Summary and Outlook.
  • References.
  • 8 Carbon Nanotube-Supported Catalysts for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (Chen-Hao Wang, Li-Chyong Chen, and Kuei-Hsien Chen).
  • 8.1 Introduction.
  • 8.2 Preparation of Carbon Nanotube-Supported Catalysts.
  • 8.3 Characteristics of the Carbon Nanotube Electrode.
  • 8.4 Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube-Supported Catalysts.
  • 8.5 Direct Growth of Carbon Nanotubes as Catalyst Supports.
  • 8.6 Conclusion.
  • References.
  • 9 Mesoporous Carbon-Supported Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (Chanho Pak, Ji Man Kim, and Hyuk Chang).
  • 9.1 Introduction.
  • 9.2 Mesoporous Carbon.
  • 9.3 Mesoporous Carbon-Supported Catalyst.
  • 9.4 Fuel Cell Performance of Mesoporous Carbon-Supported Catalyst.
  • 9.5 Summary and Prospect.
  • References.
  • 10 Proton Exchange Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (Dae Sik Kim, Michael D. Guiver, and Yu Seung Kim).
  • 10.1 Introduction.
  • 10.2 Synthesis of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for DMFC.
  • 10.3 Conclusions.
  • References.
  • 11 Fabrication and Optimization of DMFC Catalyst Layers and Membrane Electrode Assemblies (Liang Ma, Yunjie Huang, Ligang Feng, Wei Xing, and Jiujun Zhang).
  • 11.1 Introduction.
  • 11.2 Components for DMFC Catalyst Layer Optimization.
  • 11.3 Catalyzed DMFC Electrode Structure and Fabrication Process.
  • 11.4 Other Electrode Fabrication Methods for DMFCs.
  • 11.5 Summary.
  • References.
  • 12 Local Current Distribution in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (Andrei A. Kulikovsky and Klaus Wippermann).
  • 12.1 Introduction.
  • 12.2 Model.
  • 12.3 The Bifunctional Regime of DMFC Operation.
  • 12.4 Direct Methanol?Hydrogen Fuel Cells (DMHFCs).
  • 12.5 Bifunctional Activation of DMFC.
  • 12.6 Conclusions.
  • 12.7 List of symbols.
  • References.
  • 13 Electrocatalysis in the Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell (Keith Scott and Eileen Yu).
  • 13.1 Introduction.
  • 13.2 History of Alkaline Methanol Fuel Cells.
  • 13.3 Electrocatalysis of Methanol Oxidation in Alkaline Media.
  • 13.4 Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Tolerant Electrocatalysts.
  • 13.5 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells in Alkaline Media.
  • 13.6 Direct Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells.
  • 13.7 Alkaline Fuel Cells with other Direct Liquid Fuels.
  • 13.8 Conclusions.
  • References.
  • 14 Electrocatalysis in Other Direct Liquid Fuel Cells (Sharon L. Blair and Wai Lung (Simon) Law).
  • 14.1 Introduction.
  • 14.2 Electrocatalysis of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells.
  • 14.3 Electrocatalysis of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells.
  • 14.4 Electrocatalysis of Direct Hydrazine Fuel Cells.
  • 14.5 Other Direct Liquid Fueled Fuel Cells.
  • 14.6 Summary.
  • References.
  • Index.

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