Direct Liquid Fuel Cells
Fundamentals, Advances and Future
- 1st Edition - September 10, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Ramiz Gültekin Akay, Ayşe Bayrakçeken Yurtcan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 6 2 4 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 7 3 6 - 4
Direct Liquid Fuel Cells is a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and specificities of the use of methanol, ethanol, glycerol, formic acid and formate, dimethyl ether, bo… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDirect Liquid Fuel Cells is a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and specificities of the use of methanol, ethanol, glycerol, formic acid and formate, dimethyl ether, borohydride, hydrazine and other promising liquid fuels in fuel cells. Each chapter covers a different liquid fuel-based fuel cell such as: Anode catalysts of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), future system designs and future trends for direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), development of catalysts for direct glycerol fuel cells (DGFCs), the mechanisms of the reactions taking place at the anode and cathode electrodes, and the reported anode catalysts for direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC) and direct formate fuel cell (DFFC), characteristics of direct dimethyl ether fuel cell (DDMEFC), including its electrochemical and operating systems and design, the developments in direct borohydride fuel cells, the development of catalysts for direct hydrazine fuel cells (DHFCs), and also the uncommonly used liquids that have a potential for fuel cell applications including 2-propanol, ethylene glycol, ascorbic acid and ascorbate studied in the literature as well as utilization of some blended fuels. In each part, the most recent literature is reviewed and the state of the art is presented. It also includes examples of practical problems with solutions and a summarized comparison of performance, advantages, and limitations of each type of fuel cell discussed. Direct Liquid Fuel Cells is not a typical textbook but rather designed as a reference book of which any level of students (undergraduate or graduate), instructors, field specialists, industry and general audience, who benefit from current and complete understanding of the many aspects involved in the development and operation of these types of fuel cells, could make use of any chapter when necessary.
- Presents information on different types of direct liquid fuel cells.
- Explores information under each section, for specific fuel-based fuel cells in more detail in terms of the materials used.
- Covers three main sections: direct alcohol, organic fuel-based and inorganic fuel-based fuel cells
Researchers in academia and industry, and practitioners in the fuel cell energy and fuel cell transportation sectors. Graduate students and early-career researchers starting their research in direct liquid fuel cells development and optimization.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction to fuel cells
- Abstract
- 1.1: A brief history of the development of fuel cell (FC) technology
- 1.2: Fundamentals of FC technology
- 1.3: Basic components (on the specialty of PEMFC)
- 1.4: Introduction to direct liquid fuel cells (DLFCs)
- 1.5: Conclusions
- Chapter 2: Introduction to direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs)
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Catalysts for alcohol oxidation reactions in acidic medium
- 2.3: Catalysts for alcohol oxidation reactions in alkaline medium
- 2.4: Catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic and alkaline media
- 2.5: Support effects for catalysts in DAFCs
- 2.6: Membrane in DAFCs
- 2.7: Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Methanol electrooxidation
- 3.3: Chemical and physical diagnosis of DMFC
- 3.4: Anode catalyst
- 3.5: Cathode catalyst
- 3.6: Commercialization of DMFC
- 3.7: Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs)
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs)
- 4.3: Catalysts for the DEFCs
- 4.4: Membranes
- 4.5: Innovative system designs
- 4.6: DEFCs: Today and the future
- 4.7: Conclusions
- Chapter 5: Direct glycerol fuel cells (DGFCs)
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: The development of catalysts in glycerol fuel cells
- 5.3: Synthesis of nanoparticle catalysts: The influence of size and shape on control of the catalyst
- 5.4: The development of catalyst support in glycerol oxidation
- 5.5: Direct glycerol fuel cell performance
- 5.6: Challenges in catalyst development for glycerol fuel cells
- 5.7: Conclusions
- Chapter 6: Introduction to other organic fuel-based fuel cells
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: DFAFCs: Anode catalysts, cathode catalysts and membrane
- 6.3: DFFCs: Anode catalysts, cathode catalysts and membrane
- 6.4: DDMEFCs: Anode catalysts, cathode catalysts and membranes
- 6.5: Oxygen reduction reaction for DFAFC, DFFC and DMEFC cathode sides
- 6.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 7: Direct formic acid and formate fuel cells (DF(A)FCs)
- Abstract
- 7.1: Direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs)
- 7.2: Direct formate fuel cells (DFFCs)
- 7.3: DFAFC and DFFC: Cathode catalysts toward ORR
- 7.4: Conclusions
- Chapter 8: Direct dimethyl ether fuel cells (DDMEFCs)
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Fuel cell using DME
- 8.3: Electrochemical characterization
- 8.4: Platinum-based catalyst
- 8.5: Operating DME fuel cell
- 8.6: DME fuel cell design
- 8.7: DME fuel cell applications
- 8.8: Conclusions
- Chapter 9: Introduction to inorganic fuel-based direct liquid fuel cells
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Inorganic fuels vs organic fuels
- 9.3: Inorganic fuels for FCs
- 9.4: Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFCs)
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction to direct borohydride fuel cells
- 10.2: Anode materials for DBFC/DBPFC
- 10.3: Cathode materials for DBFC/DBPFC
- 10.4: Membrane separators
- 10.5: Operational parameters of DBFC/DBPFC
- 10.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 11: Direct hydrazine fuel cells (DHFCs)
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Concept of direct hydrazine fuel cells
- 11.3: Electrode materials
- 11.4: Conclusions
- Chapter 12: Other possible fuels and possible use of blended fuels in fuel cells
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Direct 2-propanol fuel cells
- 12.3: Ethylene glycol fuel cells
- 12.4: Ascorbic acid and ascorbate fuel cells (DA(A)FCs)
- 12.5: Possible use of blended fuels in fuel cells
- 12.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 13: Conclusions: Current state and future
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Review of the fuels for DLFCs and current state of research trends
- 13.3: Electrooxidation catalysts
- 13.4: Ion exchange membranes
- 13.5: Other components
- 13.6: Final remarks
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 10, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 328
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128186244
- eBook ISBN: 9780128187364
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Ramiz Gültekin Akay
Ramiz Gültekin Akay is an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kocaeli University, Turkey. His research focuses on fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membranes, electrochemical characterizations, and related subjects.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kocaeli University, TurkeyAY
Ayşe Bayrakçeken Yurtcan
Ayşe Bayrakçeken Yurtcan is a professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Atatürk University, Turkey. Her research focuses on electrocatalysts for fuel cells, carbon-based nanomaterials, nanomaterials for energy, and material characterization.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Atatürk University, TurkeyRead Direct Liquid Fuel Cells on ScienceDirect