The performance of an alkaline fuel cell is investigated using three different fuels, e g., methanol, ethanol and sodium borohydride. Pt/C/Ni was used as anode whereas Mn/C/Ni was used as standard (Electro-Chem-Technic, UK) cathode for all the fuels. Thus, the alkaline fuel cell is used for multi-fuel system. Fresh mixture of electrolyte, potassium hydroxide (5M), and fuel (2M) was fed to and withdrawn from the AFC at a rate of 1 ml/min. The anode was prepared by dispersing platinum and activated carbon in Nafion® (DuPont USA) dispersion and placing it onto a carbon paper (Lydall, USA). Finally prepared anode sheet was pressed onto Ni mesh and sintered to produce the required anode. The maximum power density of 16.5 mW/cm2 is obtained at 28 mA/cm2 of current density for sodium borohydride at 25 °C. Whereas, methanol produces 31.5 mW/cm2 of maximum power density at 44 mA/cm2 of current density at 60 °C.
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ASME 2004 2nd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
June 14–16, 2004
Rochester, New York, USA
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- Nanotechnology Institute
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0-7918-4165-0
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Evaluation of an Alkaline Fuel Cell for Multi-Fuel System
A. Verma,
A. Verma
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
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A. K. Jha,
A. K. Jha
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
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S. Basu
S. Basu
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
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A. Verma
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
A. K. Jha
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
S. Basu
Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, New Delhi, India
Paper No:
FUELCELL2004-2538, pp. 677-680; 4 pages
Published Online:
November 17, 2008
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Verma, A, Jha, AK, & Basu, S. "Evaluation of an Alkaline Fuel Cell for Multi-Fuel System." Proceedings of the ASME 2004 2nd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. 2nd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Rochester, New York, USA. June 14–16, 2004. pp. 677-680. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2004-2538
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