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Performance of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) based on New Electrode Binder (sPEEK/Nafion): Effect of Binder Content  

Jung, Ho-Young (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Graduate Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Park, Jung-Ki (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Graduate Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.45, no.4, 2007 , pp. 391-395 More about this Journal
Abstract
A new electrode binder mixed with sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) and Nafion is prepared and investigated as an anode binder for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). The mixed binder (95 wt% sPEEK/5 wt% Nafion) shows high proton conductivity and methanol transport rate as well as no dissolution and brittleness. The effect of content as an anode binder on the performance of the cell with the given cathode is investigated. The unit cell with the anode containing 10wt% mixed binder showed the highest cell performance.
Keywords
Poly(ether ether ketone); Nafion; Binder; Electrochemical Activity; Fuel Cell;
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