Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Rajeswari Janarthanan; Alexey Serov; Satyananda Kishore Pilli; Daniel A. Gamarra; Plamen Atanassov; Michael R. Hibbs; Andrew M. Herring

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Rajeswari Janarthanan, Alexey Serov, Satyananda Kishore Pilli, Daniel A. Gamarra, Plamen Atanassov, Michael R. Hibbs, Andrew M. Herring

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Scopus citations

Abstract

The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80°C are 2.78 mW cm^-2, 19.1 mA cm^-2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm^-2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	202-208
Number of pages	7
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	175
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209
State	Published - Sep 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This work was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Sandia National Laboratories . Sandia National Laboratory is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Company, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

Funders	Funder number
Sandia National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration	DE-AC04-94AL85000
Sandia National Laboratories

Keywords

Anion Exchange Membrane
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Fuel Cell
Oxygen Reduction Reaction
non-Platinum Group Metal Catalyst

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

Cite this

@article{b3da306255bf4560af22b42937b13436,

title = "Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst",

abstract = "The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80°C are 2.78 mW cm-2, 19.1 mA cm-2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm-2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.",

keywords = "Anion Exchange Membrane, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell, Oxygen Reduction Reaction, non-Platinum Group Metal Catalyst",

author = "Rajeswari Janarthanan and Alexey Serov and Pilli, {Satyananda Kishore} and Gamarra, {Daniel A.} and Plamen Atanassov and Hibbs, {Michael R.} and Herring, {Andrew M.}",

year = "2015",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209",

language = "English",

volume = "175",

pages = "202--208",

journal = "Electrochimica Acta",

issn = "0013-4686",

publisher = "Elsevier",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

AU - Janarthanan, Rajeswari

AU - Serov, Alexey

AU - Pilli, Satyananda Kishore

AU - Gamarra, Daniel A.

AU - Atanassov, Plamen

AU - Hibbs, Michael R.

AU - Herring, Andrew M.

PY - 2015/9/1

Y1 - 2015/9/1

N2 - The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80°C are 2.78 mW cm-2, 19.1 mA cm-2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm-2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.

AB - The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80°C are 2.78 mW cm-2, 19.1 mA cm-2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm-2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.

KW - Anion Exchange Membrane

KW - Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

KW - Fuel Cell

KW - Oxygen Reduction Reaction

KW - non-Platinum Group Metal Catalyst

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940712956&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

DO - 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84940712956

SN - 0013-4686

VL - 175

SP - 202

EP - 208

JO - Electrochimica Acta

JF - Electrochimica Acta

ER -

Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this