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An Integrated Approach to the Design and Nano-Engineering of Membrane Electrode Assemblies, the Engine Room of the Fuel Cell
[Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2016.
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Global consumption of energy is one of the greatest problems that the human kind is facing in contemporary days. Also the alarming threat of global warming makes the progress towards hunt for new energy sources with caution. These forces make the research community to look for new devices, friendlier to the environment and fuel cells are found to be one among them. Fuel cells are gaining more interest because of their exceptional performance improvement during the past few decades.The aim of this project is to develop and produce suitable membrane electrode assemblies for their use on fuel cells and increase their performance by utilizing different materials. For it the present work will focus in the familiarization of the production and standardization of membrane electrode assemblies for both methanol and formic acid fuel cells. Along with the identification of the characteristics, for which formic acid fuel cells outperforms methanol fuel cells.Therefor this report will consists of the basic outlines of fuel cells; categorizing the advantages and challenges that methanol fuel cells and formic acid fuel cells face. Finishing with the production and testing of membrane electrode assemblies in methanol and formic acid fuel cells in order to obtain a standard energy production.