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Direct alcohol fuel cells for portable applications
Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction to direct alcohol fuel cells; Abstract; 1.1 What is a direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC)?; 1.2 Working principles; 1.3 Advantages and disadvantages; 1.4 Target applications and markets; 1.5 Main challenges for DAFCs; Chapter summary; 2: Direct alcohol fuel cells basic science; Abstract; 2.1 Direct alcohol fuel cells thermodynamics; 2.2 Electrode kinetics of DAFC reactions; 2.3 Catalysis of electrochemical oxygen reduction and alcohol oxidation; 2.4 Charge transport in DAFCs; 2.5 DAFC mass transfer
2.6 DAFC heat transferChapter summary; 3: Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) basic modeling; Abstract; 3.1 Passive DAFCs basic modeling; 3.2 A 1D analytical passive DMFC model; 3.3 Adaptation of the model to ethanol; 3.4 DAFCs mechanistic models; Chapter summary; 4: Experimental methods of characterization; Abstract; 4.1 Overview of testing techniques; 4.2 Fuel cell testing; 4.3 Half-cell testing; 4.4 Lifetime and durability; Chapter summary; 5: Other fuels for direct fuel cells (DFCs); Abstract; 5.1 Direct ethylene glycol fuel cells (DEGFCs); 5.2 Direct glycerol fuel cells (DGFCs)
5.3 Direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs)5.4 Direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFCs); 5.5 Overview of different fuel cells; Chapter summary; 6: Development of direct alcohol fuel cells components; Abstract; 6.1 Electrocatalysts-State-of-the-art, goals, and challenges; 6.2 Electrolytes-State-of-the-art, goals, and challenges; 6.3 Diffusion layers-Materials and structure; 6.4 Other components/layers; Chapter summary; 7: Miniaturization of direct alcohol fuel cells: Microfabrication techniques and microfluidic architectures; Abstract
7.1 Microfabrication techniques-Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)7.2 Design principles; Chapter summary; 8: Direct alcohol fuel cell stacks; Abstract; 8.1 Stack design principles; 8.2 Mini-micro fuel cell stacks-State-of-the-art; Chapter summary; 9: Case studies-Portable applications of direct alcohol fuel cells; Abstract; 9.1 Overview on the portable DAFCs systems; 9.2 DAFCs prototypes and products; 9.3 Economic perspectives; 9.4 Technical challenges: Durability/performance degradation; Chapter summary; 10: Status and research trends of direct alcohol fuel cell technology; Abstract
10.1 Advanced modeling in DAFCs10.2 Competing technologies: DAFCs and lithium batteries; 10.3 Portable DAFC applications: Codes and standards and environmental effects; 10.4 Remaining challenges; 10.5 The next decade; Chapter summary; Index
Alexandra M.F.R. Pinto, Vânia B. Oliveira, Daniela S. Falcão.