周期性负载变化提高乙醇燃料电池效率(英文)

We present a simple method to increase the efficiency of a direct ethanol fuel cell by a periodic modulation of the load(pulsed mode). The fuel cell was periodically short circuited with a resistor(1 Ω) for a few seconds(high load period) followed by a low load period of up to 100 s when the resistor was disconnected. The open circuit voltage(OCV) values before and after the short circuit of the cell showed an increase of up to 70 mV. The higher OCV was due to the oxidation and removal of strongly adsorbed CO during the electric short circuit when the electric potential of the anode was increased to be close to the cathode potential. The depoisoned anode surface was much more active directly after the short circuit. The slow decrease of the OCV observed after the short circuit was caused by the subsequent poisoning of the anode surface, which can be neutralized by another short circuit. In general, a stable increase in cell performance was obtained by repetition of the electric short circuit. The data showed that the pulse mode gave an increase in the power generated by the direct ethanol fuel cell by up to 51% and was 6% on average. It is anticipated that this mode of operation can be used also in different types of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells where CO poisoning is a problem, and after optimization of the parameters, a much higher gain in efficien-cy can be obtained.     

Improving the efficiency of a direct ethanol fuel cell by a periodic load change

We present a simple method to increase the efficiency of a direct ethanol fuel cell by a periodic modulation of the load (pulsed mode). The fuel cell was periodically short circuited with a resistor (1...     

CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni催化剂在碱性溶液中对乙醇电催化氧化性能的增强

有机小分子直接燃料电池具有高能量密度和转换效率、易贮存及运输方便等优点.在过去几十年,有机小分子化合物尤其是乙醇的电催化氧化引起了研究者的关注,高活性和稳定性及低价格的电催化剂的设计和制备一直是乙醇燃料电池的研究热点.本文采用复合电沉积方法制备了Ni和CeO2复合镀层,然后利用Ni置换铂前驱体中Pt的方法制备了纳米CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂(Pt/Ni-CeO2).采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及能谱仪(EDS)等手段表征了所制样品的组成和相结构、表面形貌及组成成份.XRD结果表明,所制Pt/Ni催化剂主要是PtNi合金相结构.与Pt/Ni相比,Pt/Ni-CeO2催化剂的XRD峰强明显变弱,表明纳米CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂的结晶性较差或者其晶体颗粒较小.这可能是由于CeO2的共沉积阻止了Ni纳米颗粒的进一步生长或团聚.当电镀液中CeO2含量为50和100 mg/L时,所制Pt/Ni-CeO2催化剂样品Pt/NiCe1和Pt/NiCe2的XRD谱上未观察到CeO2相关的衍射峰,这主要可归因于催化剂中沉积的CeO2量少或其高度分散.随着电镀液中CeO2浓度进一步增大到200 mg/L时,在Pt/Ni-CeO2催化剂(Pt/NiCe4)的XRD谱上出现了CeO2相关的衍射峰.这表明采用复合电沉积-化学还原法可以成功制备CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂.SEM结果显示,所制催化剂都是由团聚状态的纳米颗粒组成,并且Pt/NiCe2表现出比Pt/Ni更开放的微结构,从而有利于反应物扩散至催化剂内部.该结果进一步表明共沉积的CeO2对所制Pt/Ni催化剂微结构的影响.此外,EDS结果也证实成功制备了CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂.采用多次循环伏安、电流时间曲线和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)等手段研究了所制电催化剂的电化学性能.与Pt/Ni相比,Pt/Ni-CeO2催化剂表现出更好的电催化氧化乙醇活性和稳定性,这可能与CeO2的贮氧特性及其共沉积增大了电极的粗糙度有关.红外光谱测试结果表明,在CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂催化氧化乙醇过程中,CH3COO?可能是乙醇氧化的主要产物.在所制催化剂中,CeO2含量影响其电催化氧化乙醇性能.循环伏安和电流时间曲线测试结果表明,随着催化剂中CeO2含量增大,催化剂活性先增加后减弱.电化学阻抗谱结果表明,随着CeO2含量增大,CeO2修饰的Pt/Ni电催化剂的接触电阻先增大后变小再变大;而电荷转移电阻不断变小.在电解液中含有100 mg/L CeO2时所制电催化剂(Pt/NiCe2)具有最佳的电催化氧化乙醇活性和稳定性.这主要与CeO2的贮氧功能、Pt与CeO2/Ni间的相互作用和其较小的接触电阻和电荷转移电阻有关.该结果可为设计和制备低价格、高活性乙醇燃料电池中的催化剂提供思路.     

多元醇法合成的Pt2.6Sn1Ru0.4/C用作直接乙醇燃料电池高性能阳极催化剂

采用多元醇法制备了不同原子比例和载量的PtSnRu/C催化剂,利用透射电镜和X射线光电子能谱表征了所制备催化剂的物化性能,采用直接乙醇燃料电池（DEFC）单池性能测试了其电化学性能,并利用电化学原位光谱、气相色谱和中和滴定分析了乙醇电氧化过程和产物. DEFC单电池测试表明Pt_2.6Sn₁Ru_0.4/C催化剂具有较高的电池性能,其中,以60 wt% Pt_2.6Sn₁Ru_0.4/C催化剂为阳极的DEFC性能最高,90 ℃下最高功率密度为121 mW/cm². 电化学原位红外光谱和阳极产物分析表明乙酸、乙醛、乙酸乙酯和CO₂是乙醇电化学氧化产物,Pt_2.6Sn₁Ru_0.4/C催化剂上乙醇的氧化效率较高. 阳极乙醇氧化活化能和催化剂表面组成分析结果表明,表面组成的相互作用使Pt_2.6Sn₁Ru_0.4/C催化剂具有较低的乙醇氧化活化能和较高的乙醇氧化活性.     

Performance study of palladium modified platinum anode in direct ethanol fuel cells: A green power source

The direct ethanol fuel cell is a green and renewable power source alternative to fossil fuels and produces less emissions compared to a combustion engine. Ethanol can be generated in great quantity from renewable resources like biomass through a fermentation process. Bio-generated ethanol is thus attractive fuel since growing crops for biofuels absorbs much of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from the oxidation of ethanol. The platinum and palladium were co-deposited on graphite substrate by the galvanostatic technique and employed as anode catalyst for ethanol electrooxidation. The information on surface morphology, structural characteristics and bulk composition of the catalyst was obtained using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used for the estimation of the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of the synthesized catalysts in alkaline medium. The CVs for ethanol oxidation revealed superior catalytic activity of Pt–Pd/C compared to Pd/C and Pt/C. The effect of OH^? on ethanol oxidation at Pt–Pd/C catalyst was studied using cyclic voltammetry, quasisteady-state polarization, chronoamperometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The Pt–Pd/C catalyst shows good stability and enhanced electrocatalytic activity is ascribed to the synergistic effect of higher electrochemical surface area, preferred OH^? adsorption on the surface and palladium ad-atom contribution on the alloyed surface.     

Dispersed platinum and tin polyaniline film electrodes for the anodes of the direct methanol fuel cell

To develop better and cheaper electrocatalysts for the oxidation of methanol in direct methanol fuel cells, several combinations of a conductive polymer polyaniline (PANI) and dispersed metal particles such as Pt and Sn were examined. The anodic current for the methanol oxidation (i _MeOH) showing the electrocatalytic activity of Pt particles was remarkably enhanced when the particles were dispersed on PANI films that should provide higher surface areas for the dispersed particles. The activity strongly depended on the morphology and the electric conductivity of the PANI films electropolymerized in five different acid solutions: H₂SO₄, HNO₃, HClO₄, HBF₄, and HCl. The highest activity was achieved using the dispersed Pt particle on PANI film electropolymerized from H₂SO₄ polymerizing solution. In order to reduce the dispersed amount of the expensive Pt particles, other metal particles were pre-dispersed on the PANI film prepared from the H₂SO₄ polymerizing solution, and then Pt particles were dispersed on the film. Among the pre-dispersed metal particles attempted here (Sn, Cu, Cr, Ni, In, Co, Sb, Bi, Pb, and Mn), the highest activity was obtained with Sn particles. When the ratio of dispersed Pt to Sn particles ranges from 32:68 to 100:0, i _MeOH is higher than that measured with the dispersed Pt particle on PANI films without the Sn particles. This means that the dispersed amount of the Pt particles could be reduced by utilizing dispersed Sn particles.     

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)-based silica nanocomposite membranes for direct ethanol fuel cells

This paper reports on the preparation and characterization of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (sPEEK)-based mixed matrix membranes. The inorganic matrix consisted of silica: Aerosil^®380, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) or a combination of both to obtain an interconnected silica network. The behavior of these membranes in ethanol–water systems was studied for application in a direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC). Uptake measurements showed that the converted TEOS content had a strong influence on the hydrophilicity of the membranes. Proton conductivity was strongly related to the water content in the membrane, but the proton diffusion coefficients of membranes with various Aerosil^®380–TEOS combinations were similar. Dynamic measurements in liquid–liquid (L–L) and liquid–gas (L–G) systems were performed to study the ethanol transport through the membrane. No reduction in ethanol permeability was obtained in the L–L system, but a remarkable reduction was obtained in the L–G system when 2 M ethanol was applied. The reinforcing characteristic of the combined Aerosil^®380–TEOS-system were best observed at 40 °C with 4 M ethanol. The fuel cell performance prediction based on the selectivity of proton diffusion coefficient to ethanol permeability coefficient showed for nearly all composite membranes an improvement with respect to the polymeric reference. The presence of an inorganic phase led to relatively constant proton diffusion coefficients and lower ethanol permeability coefficients in comparison with the polymeric reference.     

碳纤维基PtSn催化剂直接乙醇燃料电池制备及性能研究

采用自制的碳纤维基PtSn催化剂薄膜作为阳极催化剂,商用Pt/C作为阴极催化剂,Nafion 115膜作为质子交换膜,通过热压制成膜电极,组装平板型直接乙醇燃料单电池,搭建测试系统并进行性能的测试,研究了温度、乙醇浓度、溶液流量、进气流量等参数对DEFC的影响。结果表明,当乙醇溶液浓度为1.0 mol/L、溶液进样流量为1.0 mL/min、溶液温度为80 ℃、氧气进样流量为100 mL/min时结果较优,单电池的最高功率密度达18.2 mW/cm²。     

Stereoselective synthesis of β-amino ketones via direct Mannich-type reaction catalyzed with silica sulfuric acid

At room temperature, the direct Mannich-type reaction of a variety of in situ generated aldimines using aldehydes and anilines with ketones in a three-component reaction was efficiently catalyzed by silica sulfuric acid (SSA) in EtOH. This rapid reaction afforded the corresponding β-amino ketones in good yields with excellent stereoselectivities and catalyst was recyclable.     

Online analysis of products from a direct ethanol fuel cell

Methodology for the online analysis of the main products from a direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC) has been developed. The liquid exhaust from the fuel cell is first passed through a conductivity cell to determine the concentration of acetic acid and then CO₂ is extracted into a nitrogen stream for determination with a flow-through infrared-based CO₂ sensor. The other major product, acetaldehyde can be obtained by difference from the current. The continuous measurement of these products allows monitoring of changes in product distributions with time and operating conditions, resulting in a simple online system for rapid evaluation of anode catalysts in DEFCs.     

新型碳纤维负载直接乙醇燃料电池Pt-SnO_2阳极催化剂的性能研究

采用静电纺丝技术制备了碳纤维基纳米Pt-SnO2阳极催化剂(Pt/Sn原子比为3)。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、红外光谱(FT-IR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等技术对该催化剂进行了表征,并采用循环伏安法对其在乙醇燃料电池中的阳极催化活性进行了评价。结果表明,纳米Pt-SnO2催化剂均匀地分散在碳纤维骨架上;随着烧结温度的升高,碳纤维载体的致密度越高、导电性能越好。电催化性能测试表明,烧结温度为800℃时催化剂的峰电流密度最大,达到0.11 A/cm2,抗中毒能力也最强。单电池的发电性能表明,在一定的乙醇浓度下,1.0 mL/min进样流速具有最优的发电效率。     

Effect of the fuel electrode composition and structure on the performance of the direct methanol fuel cell

The effect the composition and structure of the active layer of the anode exerts on the performance of the solid-polymer direct methanol fuel cell is studied experimentally. It is shown that the ohmic voltage losses in the layer and the content of the solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) play an important role. The performance of the fuel cells is the best at 20–25 vol % SPE in the layer.     

Investigations of flow field designs in direct methanol fuel cell

An experimental and simulation research had been performed to investigate the performance as well as the flow distribution in the cathode flow field in the case of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The gas was well distributed in serpentine flow field, whereas stagnation of the gas was observed in parallel flow field. These would contribute to the cell performance greatly due to mass transfer effect when the cells start operating. In addition, the durability test of DMFC was drastically affected in parallel flow field due to poor ability to drain flooded water produced electrochemically at cathode and crossover from anode. In addition, pressure drops of different flow fields were also investigated to evaluate their contribution and feasibility as an economic application for DMFC. DMFC with serpentine flow field featuring higher pressure difference resulted in a larger parasitic energy demand. However, the optimal flow field designs are needed to balance the performance and pressure loss to achieve a uniform fluid distribution and simultaneously minimize energy demand for mass transport. Consequently, flow field with grid pattern appears to be the optimal design for the DMFC cathode.     

Pt/Au原子比对活性炭负载Au-Pt直接甲酸燃料电池阴极催化剂性能的影响

制备了不同Pt/Au原子比的活性炭负载Au-Pt催化剂(Au-Pt/C),研究了Au/Pt原子比对Au-Pt/C催化剂氧还原电催化性能和抗甲酸性能的影响.结果表明,与Au/C催化剂相比,Au-Pt/C具有更好的电催化性能.当Pt/Au原子比从0/50增加到2/48时,Au-Pt/C催化剂表现出良好的氧还原电催化性能和抗...     

Chemical and mechanical stability of EPDM in a PEM fuel cell environment

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack requires elastomeric gaskets in each cell to keep the reactant gases within their respective regions. Long-term durability of the fuel cell stacks depends heavily on the functionality of the elastomeric gasket material. Chemical and mechanical stability of the elastomeric material is of great concern to the overall performance of the fuel cell stacks. The degradation of a commercially available gasket material, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), was investigated in a simulated PEM fuel cell environment in this work. One solution and two temperatures, based on actual fuel cell operation, were used in this study. Optical microscopy was used to show the topographical changes on the sample surface. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was employed to study the surface chemistry of the gasket material before and after exposure to the simulated PEM fuel cell environment over time. Atomic absorption spectrometry was used to identify the leachants in the soaking solution from the elastomeric material. Microindentation test and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were conducted to assess the change of mechanical properties of the samples exposed to the environment. The atomic absorption spectrometer analysis shows that silicon and calcium were leached from the material into the soaking solution. The ATR-FTIR results indicate that the chemical changes were not apparent. The microindentation test and DMA results reveal that mechanical properties were not changed significantly.     

Spectrophotometric determination of sulphate in automotive fuel ethanol by sequential injection analysis using dimethylsulphonazo(III) reaction

A sensitive SIA method was developed for sulphate determination in automotive fuel ethanol. This method was based on the reaction of sulphate with barium-dimethylsulphonazo(III) leading to a decrease on the magnitude of analytical signal monitored at 665 nm. Alcohol fuel samples were previously burned up to avoid matrix effects for sulphate determinations. Binary sampling and stop-flow strategies were used to increase the sensitivity of the method. The optimization of analytical parameter was performed by response surface method using Box-Behnker and central composite designs. The proposed sequential flow procedure permits to determine up to 10.0 mg SO₄²⁻ l⁻¹ with R.S.D. <2.5% and limit of detection of 0.27 mg l⁻¹. The method has been successfully applied for sulphate determination in automotive fuel alcohol and the results agreed with the reference volumetric method. In the optimized condition the SIA system carried out 27 samples per hour.     

Investigation of the electrocatalytic oxidation of formate and ethanol at platinum black under microbial fuel cell conditions

In this communication, we discuss the electro-oxidation of the fermentation products formate and ethanol at platinum black modified electrodes under microbial fuel cell conditions, i.e., at neutral pH, room temperature, and in microbial culture solutions. The electrocatalytic oxidation was studied using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and potentiostatic coulometry. Current densities up to 6 mA cm⁻² at 0.2 V oxidation potential and 97% coulombic efficiency were observed for the electro-oxidation of 100 mM solutions of formate in pH 7 buffer solution. Electrode deactivation could be successfully prevented using an oxidative potential reactivation procedure. Polymer coating, however, fully stopped the formate oxidation. As expected, the electro-oxidation of ethanol was less efficient—with a limiting current density being 600 μA cm⁻².Dedicated to Professor Dr. Alan M. Bond on the occasion of this 60th birthday.     

气体扩散电极参数对阴离子交换膜燃料电池性能的影响

优化了碱性阴离子交换膜燃料电池（AAEMFC）使用的气体扩散电极（GDE）,发现催化层中PTFE含量与催化剂担载量对电池性能与其电化学动力学特征影响很大.采用i-V曲线,开路电压,电池内阻与在线的电化学阻抗谱与动力学分析,评估了所制GDE的电化学性能.在所研究的AAEMFC电极催化层中,PTFE的最佳含量是20%,Pt载量对膜电极三相界面、催化层导电性与催化剂利用率的影响极大.当制备的GDE催化层中Pt/C的Pt载量为1.0mg/cm²,PTFE含量为20%时,AAEMFC的峰电流密度在50^oC达到了213mW/cm².兼顾Pt催化剂的利用率与成本,在没有明显影响电池性能的情况下,Pt的担载量可降至0.5mg/cm².     

Use of Pd-Pt loaded graphene aerogel on nickel foam in direct ethanol fuel cell

A size customized binder-free bimetallic Pd-Pt loaded graphene aerogel deposited on nickel foam plate (Pd-Pt/GA/NFP) was prepared and used as an electrode for an alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC) under room temperature. The effect of fuel concentration and metal composition on the output power density of the DEFC was systematically investigated. Under the optimum fuel concentration, the cell could achieve a value of 3.6 mW cm⁻² at room temperature for the graphene electrode with Pd/Pt ratio approaching 1:1. Such results demonstrated the possibility of producing a size customized metal loaded GA/NFP electrode for fuel cell with high performance.     

PtCeOx/C as a novel methanol-tolerant electrocatalyst of oxygen reduction for direct methanol fuel cells

A prominent methanol-tolerant characteristic of the PtCeO_x/C electrocatalyst was found during oxygen reduction reaction process. The carbon-supported platinum modified with cerium oxide (PtCeO_x/C) as cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanol fuel cells was prepared via a simple and effective route. The synthesized electrocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the cerium oxide within PtCeO_x/C present in an amorphous form on the carbon support surface and the PtCeO_x/C possesses almost similar disordered morphological structure and slightly smaller particle size compared with the unmodified Pt/C catalyst.