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@ARTICLE{Glsen:878202,
author = {Glüsen, A. and Müller, Martin and Stolten, D.},
title = {$45\%$ {C}ell {E}fficiency in {DMFC}s via {P}rocess
{E}ngineering},
journal = {Fuel cells},
volume = {20},
number = {4},
issn = {1615-6854},
address = {Weinheim},
publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
reportid = {FZJ-2020-02690},
pages = {507-514},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Methanol is a convenient liquid fuel for fuel cells, but is
not converted as efficiently into electrical energy as
hydrogen. This is due to the slower reaction of methanol at
the anode as well as to methanol permeation.When optimizing
the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) process, methanol
concentration and flow rate, current density and air flow
rate must also be taken into account. A high methanol
concentration facilitates dynamic operation up to high
current densities, but also leads to high methanol
permeation. The air flow rate must be adjusted so that the
cooling effect of evaporating water is balanced by the heat
produced in the cell. Therefore, a cell with low permeation
must be operated at low air flow rates to achieve
autothermal operation at elevated temperatures, which can in
turn reduce cell performance. For each current density,
there is an optimum amount of methanol feed.In this paper,
we show how these effects have to be balanced using
air‐flow rates calculated to ensure thermal equilibrium.
It is possible to achieve electrical cell efficiencies of up
to $44\%$ in a self‐heating DMFC. Another small increase
in efficiency can be achieved by using humidified air at the
cathode.},
cin = {IEK-14 / IEK-3},
ddc = {620},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-14-20191129 / I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-3-20101013},
pnm = {134 - Electrolysis and Hydrogen (POF3-134)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-134},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000563058600014},
doi = {10.1002/fuce.201900234},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878202},
}