(207a) Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol Using Pt-Ru/c and Pt-Pd/c on Ballard Gas Diffusion Layers in PEM Fuel Cells
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2008
2008 Spring Meeting & 4th Global Congress on Process Safety
Emerging Energy Frontiers in Research and Innovation
Recent Advances in Alcohols Production and Their Energy Usage Including Fuel Cells II
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 2:00pm to 2:20pm
The direct ethanol fuel cells have attracted universal attention because ethanol has low volatility, no toxicity,inexpensive, high availability and easily transported. Our previous work on methanol with PtRu/C on Ballard gas diffusion layers has shown that superior DMFC performance can be obtained. The oxidation of ethanol is difficult and sluggish. Several catalysts coated on micro-porous Ballard gas diffusion layers are evaluated at various experimental conditions. Results will be presented in this paper.