An electro-osmotic fuel pump for direct methanol fuel cells

CR Buie, D Kim, S Litster… - Electrochemical and Solid …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2007iopscience.iop.org
This work reports on the design and performance evaluation of a miniature direct methanol
fuel cell (DMFC) integrated with an electro-osmotic (EO) pump for methanol delivery. Electro-
osmotic pumps require minimal parasitic power while boasting no moving parts and simple
fuel cell integration. Here, an electro-osmotic pump is realized from a commercially available
porous glass frit. We characterize a custom-fabricated DMFC with a free convection cathode
and coupled to an external electro-osmotic pump operated at applied potentials of 4.0, 7.0 …
Abstract
This work reports on the design and performance evaluation of a miniature direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) integrated with an electro-osmotic (EO) pump for methanol delivery. Electro-osmotic pumps require minimal parasitic power while boasting no moving parts and simple fuel cell integration. Here, an electro-osmotic pump is realized from a commercially available porous glass frit. We characterize a custom-fabricated DMFC with a free convection cathode and coupled to an external electro-osmotic pump operated at applied potentials of 4.0, 7.0, and. Maximum gross power density of our free convection DMFC (operated at) is using concentration methanol solution supplied by the EO pump. Experimental results show that electro-osmotic pumps can deliver 2.0, 4.0, and methanol/water mixtures to DMFCs while utilizing of the fuel cell power. Furthermore, we discuss pertinent design considerations when using electro-osmotic pumps with DMFCs and areas of future study.
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