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Experimental and One-Dimensional Mathematical Modeling of Different Operating Parameters in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells

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  • Shingjiang Jessie Lue

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
    Department of Safety, Health and Environment Engineering, Ming-Chi University of Technology, Taishan, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan)

  • Nai-Yuan Liu

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan)

  • Selvaraj Rajesh Kumar

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan)

  • Kevin Chi-Yang Tseng

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan)

  • Bo-Yan Wang

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan)

  • Chieh-Hsin Leung

    (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan)

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to develop a one-dimensional mathematical model for predicting the cell performance of a direct formic acid fuel cell and compare this with experimental results. The predicted model can be applied to direct formic acid fuel cells operated with different formic acid concentrations, temperatures, and with various electrolytes. Tafel kinetics at the electrodes, thermodynamic equations for formic acid solutions, and the mass-transport parameters of the reactants are used to predict the effective diffusion coefficients of the reactants (oxygen and formic acid) in the porous gas diffusion layers and the associated limiting current densities to ensure the accuracy of the model. This model allows us to estimate fuel cell polarization curves for a wide range of operating conditions. Furthermore, the model is validated with experimental results from operating at 1–5 M of formic acid feed at 30–80 °C, and with Nafion-117 and silane-crosslinked sulfonated poly(styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene) (sSEBS) membrane electrolytes reinforced in porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The cell potential and power densities of experimental outcomes in direct formic acid fuel cells can be adequately predicted using the developed model.

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  • Shingjiang Jessie Lue & Nai-Yuan Liu & Selvaraj Rajesh Kumar & Kevin Chi-Yang Tseng & Bo-Yan Wang & Chieh-Hsin Leung, 2017. "Experimental and One-Dimensional Mathematical Modeling of Different Operating Parameters in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:12:p:1972-:d:120593
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    1. Selvaraj Rajesh Kumar & Wei-Ting Ma & Hsin-Chun Lu & Li-Wei Teng & Hung-Chun Hsu & Chao-Ming Shih & Chun-Chen Yang & Shingjiang Jessie Lue, 2017. "Surfactant-Assisted Perovskite Nanofillers Incorporated in Quaternized Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Composite Membrane as an Effective Hydroxide-Conducting Electrolyte," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-22, May.
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