Microfluidics for electrochemical energy conversion

OA Ibrahim, M Navarro-Segarra, P Sadeghi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical energy conversion is an important supplement for storage and on-demand
use of renewable energy. In this regard, microfluidics offers prospects to raise the efficiency …

Redox flow batteries: Materials, design and prospects

I Iwakiri, T Antunes, H Almeida, JP Sousa, RB Figueira… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The implementation of renewable energy sources is rapidly growing in the electrical sector.
This is a major step for civilization since it will reduce the carbon footprint and ensure a …

Computational modeling studies on microfluidic fuel cell: A prospective review

B Wu, X Xu, G Dong, M Zhang, S Luo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microfluidic fuel cell (MFC) is a burgeoning category of micro fuel cell technology based on
laminar flow electrolytes. The merits of MFC, such as the absence of membrane electrolyte …

On the performance of membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells

RS Jayashree, SK Yoon, FR Brushett… - Journal of Power …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the characterization and optimization of laminar flow-based fuel cells
(LFFCs) for both performance and fuel utilization. The impact of different operating …

Co-laminar flow cells for electrochemical energy conversion

MA Goulet, E Kjeang - Journal of Power Sources, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the major developments in the evolution of 'membraneless'
microfluidic electrochemical cells which utilize co-laminar flow to minimize reactant mixing …

Prospects of recently developed membraneless cell designs for redox flow batteries

MO Bamgbopa, S Almheiri, H Sun - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
When the membrane in a flow battery or fuel cell is removed, the result is a fluid–fluid
interface across which selective ion exchange must occur with minimal reactant crossover …

Development and Challenges of Biphasic Membrane‐Less Redox Batteries

X Li, Z Qin, Y Deng, Z Wu, W Hu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) play important roles in energy generation and storage
field, such as fuel cell, flow battery, however, a major barrier in the way of large‐scale …

Design, fabrication, and characterization of a planar, silicon-based, monolithically integrated micro laminar flow fuel cell with a bridge-shaped microchannel cross …

PO López-Montesinos, N Yossakda, A Schmidt… - Journal of Power …, 2011 - Elsevier
We report the fabrication of a planar, silicon-based, monolithically integrated micro laminar
flow fuel cell (μLFFC) using standard MEMS and IC-compatible fabrication technologies …

Route towards high-performance microfluidic fuel cells: a review

Y Zhou, X Zhu, Y Yang, D Ye, R Chen… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past twenty years, membrane-less microfluidic fuel cells (M-MFCs) have undergone a
rapid development as emerging chip-based power sources. They possess enormous …

Two-phase computational modelling of a membraneless microfluidic fuel cell with a flow-through porous anode

HN Wang, X Zhu, B Zhang, DD Ye, R Chen… - Journal of Power …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membraneless microfluidic fuel cells are miniaturized and integratable power sources as
compared with conventional fuel cells based on membrane electrode assembly. To …