Improved methanol tolerance using Pt/C in cathode of direct methanol fuel cell

Membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) were prepared using PtRu black and 60 wt% carbon-supported platinum (Pt/C) as their anode and cathode catalysts, respectively. The cathode catalyst layers were fabricated using various amounts of Pt (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mg/cm 2 ). To study the effect of carbon support on performance, an MEA in which Pt black was used as the cathode catalyst was fabricated. In addition, the effect of methanol crossover on the Pt/C on the cathode side of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) was investigated. The performance of the single cell that used Pt/C as the cathode catalyst was higher than that of the single cell that used Pt black, and this result was pronounced when highly concentrated methanol (above 2.0M) was used as the fuel.

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