铂钌电极在直接氢硼化物燃料电池中参数研究.pdfVIP

J Appl Electrochem (2007) 37:1085–1091 DOI 10.1007/s10800-007-9360-y ORIGINAL PAPER A parametric study of a platinum ruthenium anode in a direct borohydride fuel cell N. Duteanu Æ G. Vlachogiannopoulos Æ M. R. Shivhare Æ E. H. Yu Æ Keith Scott Received: 19 January 2007 / Revised: 25 June 2007 / Accepted: 29 June 2007 / Published online: 20 July 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 Abstract Data on the performance of a direct borohy- development is focusing on a range of fuels including dride fuel cell (DBFC) equipped with an anion exchange methanol and hydrogen with increasing interest in the use membrane, a Pt–Ru/C anode and a Pt/C cathode are re- of sodium borohydride. Sodium borohydride can either be ported. The effect of oxidant (air or oxygen), borohydride converted catalytically to hydrogen which is used in the and electrolyte concentrations, temperature and anode fuel cell or alternatively may be used directly. The attrac- solution flow rate is described. The DBFC gives power tions of borohydride are that it is a fuel that is easily stored densities of 200 and 145 mW cm–2 using ambient oxygen and distributed, chemically stable in highly alkaline media and air cathodes respectively at medium temperatures and non-combustible. In the DBFC the following reactions (60 C). The performance of the DBFC is very good at low occur: temperatures (ca. 30 C) using modest catalyst loadings of –2 Anode : BH þ 8OH ¼ BO þ 6 H O þ 8e 1 mg cm for anode and cathode. Preliminary data indi- 4 0 2 2 ð1Þ cate that the cell will be stable over significant operating E ¼ 1:24 V ðvs: SHEÞ times.