An exploration of the solution of direct methanol fuel cell cost effectiveness

Tengyi Wang; Tengyi Wang; Zhiwei Luo; Changsheng Wang; Yang Li; Yang Li; Yang Li; Xi Chen; Yang Tang; Xinsheng Wang; Xinsheng Wang; Xinsheng Wang; Xinsheng Wang; Xinsheng Wang; Zhiquan Zhou; Zhiquan Zhou

doi:10.3389/fchem.2024.1434996

Frontiers in Chemistry (Aug 2024)

An exploration of the solution of direct methanol fuel cell cost effectiveness

Tengyi Wang,
Tengyi Wang,
Zhiwei Luo,
Changsheng Wang,
Yang Li,
Yang Li,
Yang Li,
Xi Chen,
Yang Tang,
Xinsheng Wang,
Xinsheng Wang,
Xinsheng Wang,
Xinsheng Wang,
Xinsheng Wang,
Zhiquan Zhou,
Zhiquan Zhou

Affiliations

Tengyi Wang: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Tengyi Wang: Weihai Key Laboratory of Marine Sensors, Weihai, China
Zhiwei Luo: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Changsheng Wang: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Yang Li: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Yang Li: Weihai Key Laboratory of Marine Sensors, Weihai, China
Yang Li: Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) International Microelectronics Center, Weihai, China
Xi Chen: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Yang Tang: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Xinsheng Wang: Department of Electronics Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, China
Xinsheng Wang: Weihai Key Laboratory of Marine Sensors, Weihai, China
Xinsheng Wang: Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) International Microelectronics Center, Weihai, China
Xinsheng Wang: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Electronic Information and Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Weihai, China
Xinsheng Wang: Key Laboratory of Cross-Domain Synergy and Comprehensive Support for Unmanned Marine Systems, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Weihai, China
Zhiquan Zhou: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Electronic Information and Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Weihai, China
Zhiquan Zhou: Key Laboratory of Cross-Domain Synergy and Comprehensive Support for Unmanned Marine Systems, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Weihai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1434996
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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The work in this paper incorporated printed circuit board (PCB) technology into micro-direct methanol fuel cells (µDMFCs) and conjectured and verified the performance degradation factors of PCB current collectors in µDMFCs by testing different designed configuration µDMFCs. The experiment results showed that all kinds of PCB coating can benefit from the porous stainless-steel plates covering to a great extent. At the end of 48 h discharging, µDMFCs with porous stainless-steel plates between MEA and PCB coating achieved higher performance than those of the direct contacting series. It can be inferred from various types of experimental data that because of stainless-steel porous plate isolating, the impact of corrosion on the surface of the PCB electrode plate was reduced to a certain extent. The corrosion of the electrode plate was slowed down in the µDMFC discharging as a result of the passivation behavior on the iron surface and a decrease in corrosion current. Consequently, the attenuation of the PCB performance was delayed. The conclusion of this work explores a practical direction to enhance the cost-effectiveness of fuel cells, promoting the large-scale application of DMFCs in the future.

Published in Frontiers in Chemistry

ISSN: 2296-2646 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/chemistry

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