A critical issue in operating passive direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) with neat methanol is finding a way to passively transport water generated at the cathode to the anode through membranes. This is so that the water required for anodic methanol oxidation can be compensated. The...

Carbon materials have been widely used to form cathodes for non-aqueous lithium–oxygen batteries. A critical problem with the use of carbon in this type of battery, however, is corrosion. To address this issue, we propose and fabricate a non-carbon cathode electrode consisting of...

This work reports on the synthesis and application of a novel, cost-effective and environmentally friendly agar chemical hydrogel (ACH) electrode binder in fuel-electrolyte-fed fuel cells. The ACH is synthesized by a chemical cross-linking reaction between agar and glutaraldehyde with acetic...

Water starvation at the anode represents a challenging issue in the development of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) operating with neat methanol. To tackle the issue, a multi-layered membrane, consisting of an ultra-thin reaction layer sandwiched between two thin membranes, is proposed and...