Current technologies and challenges of applying fuel cell hybrid propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles

B Wang, D Zhao, W Li, Z Wang, Y Huang, Y You… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent developments in fuel cell (FC) technologies show great potential to increase flight
duration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with satisfactory fuel economy. The three most …

A critical assessment on functional attributes and degradation mechanism of membrane electrode assembly components in direct methanol fuel cells

A Jayakumar, DK Madheswaran, NM Kumar - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) are typically a subset of polymer electrolyte membrane
fuel cells (PEMFC) that possess benefits such as fuel flexibility, reduction in plant balance …

Dealloyed PtNi-core–shell nanocatalysts enable significant lowering of Pt electrode content in direct methanol fuel cells

A Glüsen, F Dionigi, P Paciok, M Heggen… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have the major advantage of the high energy density of
the methanol (4.33 kWh/l) they use as a liquid fuel, although their costs remain too high due …

Physical modeling of catalyst degradation in low temperature fuel cells: Platinum oxidation, dissolution, particle growth and platinum band formation

T Jahnke, GA Futter, A Baricci, C Rabissi… - Journal of The …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The loss of electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) at the cathode is one of the main
causes of performance degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting DMFC power output by adding sulfuric acid as a supporting electrolyte: Effect on cell performance equipped with platinum and platinum group metal …

E Giordano, E Berretti, L Capozzoli, A Lavacchi… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are promising electrochemical systems capable of
producing electricity from the electrochemical oxidation of methanol and the reduction of …

Durability study of direct methanol fuel cell under accelerated stress test

N Wan - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
Durability of direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is one of the key issues for its commercial
applications. This work proposes accelerated stress test (AST) protocols including high …

A liquid e-fuel cell operating at− 20° C

X Shi, X Huo, OC Esan, Y Ma, L An, TS Zhao - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
An electrically rechargeable liquid fuel (e-fuel) system, which comprises an e-fuel charger
and an e-fuel cell, has recently been proposed and proven as an effective approach for …

Carbon-supported Pd and PdFe alloy catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell cathodes

LM Rivera Gavidia, D Sebastián, E Pastor, AS Aricò… - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are electrochemical devices that efficiently produce
electricity and are characterized by a large flexibility for portable applications and high …

An inorganic-framework proton exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cells with increased energy density

X Yan, H Li, C Lin, J Chen, A Han, S Shen… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the striking advantages of direct methanol fuel cells as portable power sources, their
practical application is impeded by a technical issue known as methanol crossover. To …

A locally resolved investigation on direct methanol fuel cell uneven components fading: Steady state and degradation local analysis

C Rabissi, P Gazdzicki, L Guétaz, S Escribano… - Journal of Power …, 2018 - Elsevier
DMFC technology widespread commercialization is still hindered by durability issues. In
literature, locally resolved measurements and post-mortem analyses reveal the onset of …