TY - CHAP
T1 - Membranes for direct methanol fuel cells
AU - Ladewig, Bradley P.
AU - Asquith, Benjamin M.
AU - Meier-Haack, Jochen
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - This chapter reviews the current state of the art in membranes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), with a particular focus on research developments (as opposed to commercial products, of which there are few). The focus is exclusively on membranes; however, given the tight integration that is necessary between membranes and the adjacent fuel/oxidant distribution layers, catalysts, and support materials, there is some mention of these materials as they must necessarily be compatible with the selected membrane. Given the difficulty in finding reliable cost data for most of the membrane materials, a review of the cost-effectiveness of the membranes is not attempted, although for similar cation exchange membranes at least a cursory attempt at cost-effectiveness can be derived from the cost of the membrane precursors and solvents used in the synthesis.
AB - This chapter reviews the current state of the art in membranes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), with a particular focus on research developments (as opposed to commercial products, of which there are few). The focus is exclusively on membranes; however, given the tight integration that is necessary between membranes and the adjacent fuel/oxidant distribution layers, catalysts, and support materials, there is some mention of these materials as they must necessarily be compatible with the selected membrane. Given the difficulty in finding reliable cost data for most of the membrane materials, a review of the cost-effectiveness of the membranes is not attempted, although for similar cation exchange membranes at least a cursory attempt at cost-effectiveness can be derived from the cost of the membrane precursors and solvents used in the synthesis.
KW - Cation exchange membrane
KW - Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)
KW - Hydrophilic sulfonic acid
KW - Perfluorosulfonic acid membranes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979719586&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9783527644308.ch05
DO - 10.1002/9783527644308.ch05
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9783527330423
T3 - Materials for Sustainable Energy and Development
SP - 111
EP - 124
BT - Materials for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells
A2 - Ladewig, Bradley
A2 - Jiang, San P.
A2 - Yan, Yushan
PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
CY - Weinheim, Germany
ER -