Performance analysis of Fe–N–C catalyst for DMFC cathodes: Effect of water saturation in the cathodic catalyst layer
| Autor: | Stefania Specchia, David Sebastián, Vincenzo Baglio, Luigi Osmieri, Nicolo' Santi Vasile, Antonino S. Aricò, Alessandro Hugo Monteverde Videla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Inorganic chemistry
Energy Engineering and Power Technology chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Iron-phthalocyanine Direct methanol fuel cell Oxygen reduction reaction Methanol tolerance Multiphysics modeling Water saturation 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Oxygen Cathodic protection law.invention Catalysis chemistry.chemical_compound law Rotating disk electrode Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Cathode 0104 chemical sciences Anode Fuel Technology chemistry Methanol 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | International journal of hydrogen energy 41 (2016): 22605–22618. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.060 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Monteverde Videla A.H.A.; Sebastian D.; Vasile N.S.; Osmieri L.; Arico A.S.; Baglio V.; Specchia S./titolo:Performance analysis of Fe-N-C catalyst for DMFC cathodes: Effect of water saturation in the cathodic catalyst layer/doi:10.1016%2Fj.ijhydene.2016.06.060/rivista:International journal of hydrogen energy/anno:2016/pagina_da:22605/pagina_a:22618/intervallo_pagine:22605–22618/volume:41 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.060 |
| Popis: | Iron phthalocyanine (FePc) was used as iron/nitrogen/carbon source and templated with an ordered mesoporous silica (SBA-15), followed by heat treatment and leaching of SiO2 with hydrofluoric acid (sacrificial method). The Fe–N–C catalyst was tested for the oxygen reduction reaction using a rotating disk electrode (three electrode configuration) in the presence of methanol at different concentrations. Furthermore, the catalyst was investigated in a single cell configuration of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) under different methanol concentrations and temperatures. The optimal operating condition was found to be 1 M at 110 °C, reaching 11.2 mW cm−2 using a commercial Pt-Ru black at the anode and the Fe–N–C at the cathode side. Interestingly, the cathodic catalyst was not dramatically affected by the presence of crossovered methanol, showing only a 12% drop in maximum power density with the highest methanol concentration of 10 M at the anode. A 3D multiphysics model was implemented to further explain the experimental DMFC performance data using a commercial platform (Comsol® Multiphysics v4.4a). The model agreed with the experimental data, showing a direct relationship between water saturation, and oxygen consumption, consequently oxygen starvation at the cathodic catalytic layer. The model considered two phases on the cathode side computed by extended Darcy law within the catalytic layer and the gas diffusion layer domains. |
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