Advances in the use of cellulose-based proton exchange membranes in fuel cell technology: A review.

Autor: Chibac-Scutaru AL; 'Petru Poni' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy, 41 A, Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania. Electronic address: andreea.chibac@icmpp.ro., Coseri S; 'Petru Poni' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy, 41 A, Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania. Electronic address: coseris@icmpp.ro.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of biological macromolecules [Int J Biol Macromol] 2023 Aug 30; Vol. 247, pp. 125810. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125810
Abstrakt: Fuel cells are electrochemical, ecologically friendly appliances that transform chemical energy into electricity in a clean, simple, and effective manner. With the advancement of technology in the field of computer science, electronic downsizing, and the ongoing need for mobility, the demand for portable energy sources such as fuel cells has considerably increased. The proton exchange membrane, which is designed to be a good conductor for protons while isolating electrons to move from the anode to the cathode, imprinting them an external circuit, and thus creating electricity, is at the heart of such an energy source. Perfluorosulfonic acid-based (NAFION) membranes, first introduced over 50 years ago, are still the state of the art in the field of fuel cell proton exchange membranes today. However, because of the numerous drawbacks connected with the usage of NAFION membranes, the scientific community has shifted its focus to producing new generation membranes based on natural materials, such as cellulose. Therefore, we believe that a review of the most recent studies on the use of cellulose as a material for proton exchange membranes in fuel cells may be very much appreciated by the scientific community.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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