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 …

Microfluidic fuel cells with different types of fuels: A prospective review

Y Wang, S Luo, HYH Kwok, W Pan, Y Zhang… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since its first appearance in 2002, microfluidic fuel cell has received great attention in the
past two decades, which is mainly targeted at its use in portable electronics. This micro fuel …

High cost-performance direct ammonia microfluidic fuel cell benefited from nickel nanoparticle anode and catalyst-free cathode

H Liu, Y Xu, S Zhang, Y Zhou, N Liu, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving low cost at high performance is difficult for direct ammonia microfluidic fuel cell
(DAMFC) as a portable clean energy conversion device. In this work, a DAMFC with Ni …

Effects of channel geometry and electrode architecture on reactant transportation in membraneless microfluidic fuel cells: A review

M Tanveer, ES Lim, KY Kim - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The review article introduces the development in membraneless microfluidic fuel cells
(MMFCs) focusing on the microchannel geometry and electrode architecture and …

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 …

A direct urea microfluidic fuel cell with flow-through Ni-supported-carbon-nanotube-coated sponge as porous electrode

H Zhang, Y Wang, Z Wu, DYC Leung - Journal of Power Sources, 2017 - Elsevier
A direct urea microfluidic fuel cell (UMFC) is demonstrated using a Ni-supported-carbon-
nanotube-coated sponge (Ni/CNT@ Sponge) as the flow-through porous anode. Ni/CNT …

Microfluidic microbial fuel cells: from membrane to membrane free

Y Yang, D Ye, J Li, X Zhu, Q Liao, B Zhang - Journal of Power Sources, 2016 - Elsevier
Microfluidic microbial fuel cells (MMFCs) are small carbon-neutral devices that use self-
organized bacteria to degrade organic substrates and harness energy from the waste water …

Revelation mechanism of polarisation process and strategies for high performance in microfluidic fuel cells: A review

T Ouyang, W Liu, J Chen, X Shi, L Liang - International Journal of Heat and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microfluidic fuel cell is one of the most promising micro power sources for the portable
electronic devices due to the low cost, environmental friendliness, and substantial power …

High performance formic acid fuel cell benefits from Pd–PdO catalyst supported by ordered mesoporous carbon

Y Zhou, X Zhu, B Zhang, DD Ye, R Chen… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Formic acid as a renewable fuel can be converted to clean electricity in fuel cells by high-
efficient electrochemical oxidation. The conversion rate is fundamentally dictated by the …

Flexible direct formate paper fuel cells with high performance and great durability

S Luo, Y Wang, TC Kong, W Pan, X Zhao… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
Paper-based microfluidic fuel cells are prominent in flexible electronics, including wearable
and disposable devices, such as smart packages and point-of-care diagnostics. However …