• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.495-509
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• 2013

In this study, we develop a one-dimensional (1-D), two-phase, transient-thermal DMFC model to investigate the effect of methanol concentration fluctuation that usually occurs in active-type direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) systems. 1-D transient simulations are conducted and time-dependent behaviors of DMFCs are analyzed under various DMFC operating conditions such as anode/cathode stoichiometry, cell temperature, and cathode inlet humidification. The simulation results indicate that the effect of methanol concentration fluctuation on DMFC performance can be mitigated by proper control of anode/cathode stoichiometry, providing a guideline to optimize operating conditions of active DMFC systems.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.265-269
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• 1998

고분자전해질 연료전지는 다른 형태의 연료전지에 비하여 전류밀도가 크고 10$0^{\circ}C$ 미만의 온도에서 작동되며 구조가 간단하여 수송용 무공해 차량의 동력원으로서 아주 적합한 시스템이다. 또한 빠른 시동과 응답특성, 우수한 내구성을 가지고 있고 연료로 수소 이외에도 메탄올이나 천연가스를 개질하여 사용할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.95-100
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• 1999

고분자전해질 연료전지 (polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, PEMFC)는 다른 형태의 연료전지에 비하여 전류밀도가 크고 구조가 간단하며 전해질의 누출이나 손실의 염려가 없어 수송용 무공해 차량의 동력원으로서 적합한 시스템이다. 또한 빠른 시동과 응답특성, 우수한 내구성을 가지고 있고 연료로 수소 이외에 메탄올이나 천연가스를 개질하여 사용할 수 있다는 장점이 있다.(중략)

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.124.1-124.1
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• 2010

The impurities in the methanol fuel that is used for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) could greatly affect the performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA). The most common impurities in the commercial methanol fuel are mainly ethanol, acetone, acetaldehyde, or ammonia. In this study, the effect of impurities in methanol fuel was investigated on the performance of MEA. The MEA for DMFC were prepared using a semi-automatic bar-coating machine, which can prepare the catalyst layer with uniform thickness for MEA. As a result, a single cell supplied with one of the 6 different kinds of methanol fuels showed a significant degradation of the fuel cell performance. The most common impurities in the commercial methanol fuel is mainly ethanol, acetone, acetaldehyde, or ammonia. The effects of the kind and the concentration of impurities in the methanol fuels were investigated on the performance of MEA for DMFC. We will propose the optimum compositions and limit concentration of impurities in methanol fuel for high performance of MEA for DMFC.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.211-232
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• 2003

연료전지 개발 필요성; "One of the most important technologies for the early 21st century" - Bill Clinton, "Not only to encourage research and development, but to provide tax credits to enhance the marketplace of hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles" - Bush. 연료전지 장점 - 에너지 변환 고효율(70%), 무/저공해 발전, 높은 에너지 저장력 (고용량), 시장환경 - 석유 자원 유한, 환경오염에 따른 무공해 에너지원 필요, Portable Device의 장시간 사용 Needs.(중략)

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.403-405
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• 2009

RF-스퍼터링법을 사용하여 메탄올 산화반응을 위해 박막형 전극을 제조하였다. 전극은 텅스텐 탄화물(WC)과 텅스텐 산화물($WO_3$), 그리고 백금(Pt) 타겟을 이용하였으며 그 구조적 특성과 전기화학적 특성을 TEM(Transmission electron microscopy와 CV(Cyclic Voltametry)를 통하여 촉매적 활성을 측정해 보았다. 같은 양의 백금과의 활성을 비교하고 활성을 확인하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.467-473
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• 2008

This study is to investigate the influence of catalyst loading quantity on the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) performance. In this paper, Pt-Ru and Pt-black loading as the catalyst were varied from 1 to $4mg/cm^2$ at the anode and cathode, respectively. The experiment was conducted with single fuel cell consisted of $5cm^2$ effective electrode area, serpentine type flow pattern and Nafion 117 membrane. Also, AC impedance and methanol crossover current were measured to investigate the performance loss precisely. As a result, the performance of fuel cell was significantly increased with the increase of cathode catalyst loading. However, the performance did not increase further above a certain Pt-Ru catalyst loading as the increase of anode catalyst loading.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.197-204
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• 2008

DMFC(Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) is one of promising candidates for power sources of small mobile IT devices like notebook, cell phone, and so on. Efficient operation of fuel cell system is very important for long-sustained power supply because of limited fuel tank size. It is necessary to investigate operation characteristics of fuel cell stack for optimal control of DMFC system. The generated voltage was modeled according to various operating condition; methanol concentration, stack temperature, and load current. It is inevitable for methanol solution at anode to cross over to cathode through MEA(membrane electrode assembly), which reduces the system efficiency and increases fuel consumption. In this study, optimal operation conditions are proposed by analyzing stack performance model, cross-over phenomenon, and system efficiency.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.123-127
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• 2016

Methanol fuel cells having advantages of relatively favorable reaction kinetics and higher energy density have attracted increasing interests as best alternative to hydrogen fuel cell because of H2 production, storage and distribution issues. While there have been extensive research works on developing key components such as electrocatalysts as well as their physicochemical properties in practical formic acid fuel cells, there have also been urgent requests for investigating which fuel sources will be more suitable for direct liquid fuel cells in future. In this mini-review, we highlight the overall interest and outlook of formic acid fuel cells in terms of electrocatalysts, fuel supply and crossover, water management, fuel cell efficiency and system integration in comparison with methanol fuel cells.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 1998

Electrodes using for the anode electrode of direct methanol fuel cell with Pt/C and Pt/Ru/C catalyst were prepared and characterized by SEM, TEM, thermal analysis and electrochemical analysis. The half cell tests were carried out with 1 M $H_2SO_4$ electrolyte and 1 M $CH_3OH$ in order to evaluate the electrode performance. The employed electrochemical methods were cyclic vol-tammetry and potentiodynamic polarization experiments. It was found that 20 w% polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) content in catalyst showed the best performance due to the best platinum utilization on PTFE-containing catalyst layer. It was found that Pt/Ru/C binary catalyst inhibited the poisoning of anode electrode showing improved performance compared to the Pt/C catalyst by the adsorption of oxygen containing species on the electrode surface at same time. The apparent activation energy for methanol oxidation on the Pt/Ru/C and Pt/C catalyst layer was 11.60 kJ/mol and 26.85 kJ/mol, respectively.