Direct alcohol fuel cells: a comparative review of acidic and alkaline systems

E Berretti, L Osmieri, V Baglio, HA Miller… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
In the last 20 years, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been the subject of tremendous
research efforts for the potential application as on-demand power sources. Two leading …

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on heteroatom-doped nanocarbons and transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells

A Sarapuu, E Kibena-Põldsepp, M Borghei… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, great progress has been made in the development of non-precious
metal catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among these …

Rational design of septenary high-entropy alloy for direct ethanol fuel cells

J Chang, G Wang, C Li, Y He, Y Zhu, W Zhang, M Sajid… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Promoting C–C bond cleavage of ethanol by a complete 12-electron (12e) ethanol oxidation
reaction (EOR) is a grand challenge for the development of highly efficient direct ethanol fuel …

Recent advances in multi-scale design and construction of materials for direct methanol fuel cells

Z **a, X Zhang, H Sun, S Wang, G Sun - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
As one of the substitute power sources with low environmental impact and high energy
density, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) show great potentials in applications of portable …

Regulated electronic structure and improved electrocatalytic performances of S-doped FeWO4 for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

H Wang, L Xu, D Deng, X Liu, H Li, D Su - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploration of active and long-lived oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for the
commercialization of zinc-air batteries are of immense significance but challenging. Herein …

Critical challenges in the system development of direct alcohol fuel cells as portable power supplies: An overview

DM Fadzillah, SK Kamarudin, MA Zainoodin… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) are considered a reasonable alternative power source
because alcohol has a much higher energy density than hydrogen. Most DAFC …

Recent progress in electrocatalysts and electrodes for portable fuel cells

Ş Neaţu, F Neaţu, IM Chirica, I Borbáth… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells are devices that transform efficiently the chemical energy of hydrogen or another
fuel into clean electricity. The fuel cell technology is attractive for its high-energy efficiency …

Carbon-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: A review on degradation mechanisms

H Singh, S Zhuang, B Ingis, BB Nunna, ES Lee - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the historic and recent progress of the stability of the carbon-based
non-platinum-group metal (PGM) and metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction …

A review on carbon and non-precious metal based cathode catalysts in microbial fuel cells

SG Peera, T Maiyalagan, C Liu, S Ashmath… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells, an emerging technology has been paid a great attention in recent years,
due to its unique advantages in treating wastewater to portable water, together with the …

Metal-free advanced energy materials for the oxygen reduction reaction in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells

RK Singh, JC Douglin, V Kumar, P Tereshchuk… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The success of the next generation of anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs)
depends on the development of active, reliable, and economical oxygen reduction reaction …