Direct Liquid Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Advances and Future

Direct Liquid Fuel Cells provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and specificities of using various liquid fuels in fuel cells, including methanol, ethanol, glycerol, formic acid, formate, dimethyl ether, borohydride, hydrazine, and blended fuels. Each chapter covers a different liquid fuel-based fuel cell, discussing anode catalysts, system designs, reactions, and catalysts. The book is designed as a reference book for students, instructors, field specialists, industry, and the general audience, offering current and complete understanding of the development and operation of these types of fuel cells.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 14 September 2020
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Direct Liquid Fuel Cells is a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the fundamentals and unique characteristics of employing various promising liquid fuels in fuel cells. This comprehensive guide covers a wide range of liquid fuel-based fuel cells, including direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), direct glycerol fuel cells (DGFCs), direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs), direct formate fuel cells (DFFCs), direct dimethyl ether fuel cells (DDMEFCs), direct borohydride fuel cells, direct hydrazine fuel cells, and other uncommonly used liquids with potential for fuel cell applications.

Each chapter in Direct Liquid Fuel Cells provides a detailed examination of a specific liquid fuel-based fuel cell. It delves into the intricacies of anode catalysts in DMFCs, explores future system designs and trends for DEFCs, discusses the development of catalysts for DGFCs, examines the mechanisms at the anode and cathode electrodes, and presents reported anode catalysts for DFAFC and DFFC. Additionally, the chapter highlights the characteristics of DDMEFC, including its electrochemical and operating systems, design, and advancements in direct borohydride fuel cells. Furthermore, it explores the development of catalysts for DHFCs and examines the utilization of 2-propanol, ethylene glycol, ascorbic acid, and ascorbate in the literature, as well as the use of blended fuels.

In each part of Direct Liquid Fuel Cells, the latest literature is reviewed, and the state-of-the-art is presented. Practical problems with solutions are also included, along with a comprehensive comparison of the performance, advantages, and limitations of each type of fuel cell discussed. This book is not a conventional textbook but rather serves as a valuable reference resource for students, instructors, field specialists, industry professionals, and the general public. By gaining a current and comprehensive understanding of the diverse aspects involved in the development and operation of these types of fuel cells, readers can enhance their expertise and contribute to the advancement of this field.

Weight: 546g
Dimension: 173 x 230 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780128186244