The performance of an alkaline fuel cell (AFC) is investigated using three different fuels, e.g., methanol, ethanol, and sodium borohydride. was used as anode, whereas was used as standard (Electro-Chem-Technic, UK) cathode for all the fuels. Fresh mixture of electrolyte, potassium hydroxide (5M), and fuel (2M) was fed to AFC and withdrawn at a rate of . 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 material was pressed onto Ni mesh and sintered to produce the required anode. The maximum power density of is obtained at of current density for sodium borohydride at , whereas methanol produces of maximum power density at of current density at . The results obtained showed that the AFC could accept multifuels.
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November 2005
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Evaluation of an Alkaline Fuel Cell for Multifuel System
A. Verma,
A. Verma
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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A. K. Jha,
A. K. Jha
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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S. Basu
S. Basu
Department of Chemical Engineering,
e-mail: sbasu@chemical.iitd.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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A. Verma
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
A. K. Jha
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
S. Basu
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, Indiae-mail: sbasu@chemical.iitd.ac.in
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Nov 2005, 2(4): 234-237 (4 pages)
Published Online: March 16, 2005
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May 18, 2004
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Verma, A., Jha, A. K., and Basu, S. (March 16, 2005). "Evaluation of an Alkaline Fuel Cell for Multifuel System." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. November 2005; 2(4): 234–237. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2039955
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