A DEMS setup has been developed that allows for the detection of the gaseous and volatile reaction products of the liquid fed anode of a direct methanol fuel cell. Further, a DEMS sensor has been constructed by which the exhaust stream of a gaseous fed fuel cell can be analyzed. The adsorption and oxidation properties of carbon monoxide on alloyed PtRu nanoparticles have been examined. For methanol oxidation, a dual reaction meachanism has been found: In a serial pathway, the reaction product CO2 is produced via chemisorbed CO while, in a parallel pathway, weakly adsorbed intermediates are formed. By periodically applied anodic oxidation pulses an increase of the reaction kinetics could be achieved both for the I-DMFC and the DMFC. In both systems, the slight decrease of the CO coverage has been derived as cause for the accelarated fuel turnover.
«A DEMS setup has been developed that allows for the detection of the gaseous and volatile reaction products of the liquid fed anode of a direct methanol fuel cell. Further, a DEMS sensor has been constructed by which the exhaust stream of a gaseous fed fuel cell can be analyzed. The adsorption and oxidation properties of carbon monoxide on alloyed PtRu nanoparticles have been examined. For methanol oxidation, a dual reaction meachanism has been found: In a serial pathway, the reaction product CO...
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