Studies on biopolymer based solid electrolyte membrane and electro catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

Abstract

Direct methanol fuel cell DMFC has been viewed as one of the emerging technologies and it can play vital role in future for cleaner and greener energy conversion In DMFCs methanol is used as fuel which can be produced from agricultural waste and other waste biomass making it a sustainable source of energy At the same time DMFC only produces CO2 as byproduct maintaining the carbon cycle without increasing the carbon footprint Existing problems of high methanol crossover slower reaction k...