3D Printing to Enable Self-Breathing Fuel Cells

Sapkota, Prabal; Brockbank, Paul; Aguey‐Zinsou, Kondo‐François

doi:10.1089/3dp.2021.0303

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“…The potential of AM for the field of fuel cells has been underlined by all research groups mentioned above. Various studies state that AM is important for further fuel cell development and that AM enables to improve the performance of fuel cells and their commercialization (Calignano et al, 2015;Tai et al, 2019;Bermúdez-Agudelo et al, 2020;You et al, 2020;Jang and Kelsall, 2022;Jia et al, 2022;Sapkota et al, 2022;Tarancon et al, 2022).…”

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Putting 3D printing to good use—Additive Manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals

2023

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Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, is expected to have a high impact on the manufacturing industry as well as on society. The inherent characteristics of AM make it possible to help solve global challenges, which can be explored in reference to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. This is the first paper that examines the connection of AM and the 17 SDGs through a literature review. In this work, it is outlined which SDGs have a high, moderate or low potential to be fostered by AM. The SDGs are introduced and corresponding studies relevant to the respective SDG are presented. It is found that six out of 17 SDGs have high potential to be promoted by AM. These are SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 14 (Life below Water). Furthermore, two SDGs have been identified that have moderate potential to be cultivated by AM. These are SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

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Putting 3D printing to good use—Additive Manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals

2023

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“…A 3D printed miniaturized opto-microfluidic analyser was developed for the measurement of fluoride and other pollutant concentrations in groundwater samples (Camarillo-Escobedo et al ). Also, 3D printing technology for the development of a microfluidic mixer as well as its coupling with direct infusion mass spectrometry for monitoring flow reactions on real time was demonstrated by Duarte et al (2022) One-step 3D printed microfluidic capillary electrophoresis with integrated electrodes for capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection by Quero et al (2022) showcase another example of fine application of 3D print technology. Gonzalez et al (2022) recently reviewed the current and emerging trends of the polymeric 3D printed high precision microfluidic parts without complex tool.…”

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“…It is worth mentioning that the current development in 3D printing methodologies has emphasized its applications in various energy devices, FDM printed microfluidic channels, electrochemical properties of cation exchange membrane, parametric models of wind tunnel test-based aerodynamic shape, 3D printing self-breath FC using photo resin, etc. (Chung et al, 2021;Sapkota et al, 2022;Z arybnick a et al, 2021;Zeraatkar et al, 2021). Tai et al (2019) has recently reviewed the application of 3D printing in FC research.…”

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Design optimization of 3D printed flow path plates in high-performance bioethanol fuel cells

Ma¹,

B.M.²

2023

RPJ

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Purpose Effective performance of a direct ethanol fuel cell (FC) stack depends on the satisfactory operation of its individual cells where it is always challenging to manage the temperature gradient, water flow and distribution of reactants. In that, the design of the bipolar fuel flow path plate plays a vital role in achieving the aforementioned parameters. Further, the bipolar plates contribute 80% of the weight and 30%–40% of its total cost. Aim of this study is to enhance the efficiency of fuel to energy conversion and to minimize the overall cost of production. Design/methodology/approach The authors have specifically designed, simulated and fabricated a standard 2.5 × 2.5 cm2 active area proton exchange membrane (PEM) FC flow path plate to study the performance by varying the flow fields in a single ladder, double ladder and interdigitated and varying channel geometries, namely, half curve, triangle and rectangle. Findings Using the 3D PEMFC model and visualizing the physical and electrochemical processes occurring during the operation of the FCs resulted in a better-performing flow path plate design. It is fabricated by using additive manufacturing technology. In addition, the assembly of the full cell with the designed flow path plate shows about an 11.44% reduction in total weight, which has a significant bearing on its total cost as well as specific energy density in the stack cell. Originality/value Simultaneous optimization of multiple flow path parameters being carried out for better performance is the hallmark of this study which resulted in enhanced energy density and reduced cost of device production.

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Toward revolutionizing PEMFC manufacturing for clean energy conversion: a review on the innovative contribution of 3D printing techniques

Khalifa,

Shalaby,

Špitalský

2024

Int J Adv Manuf Technol

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Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is a technology useful for fabricating both structural and energy devices. Of great concern to this review is promising nature of additive manufacturing (AM) for engineering fuel cells (FCs) for clean energy conversion. 3DP technique is useful for the fabrication of fuel cell components, and they offer waste minimization, low-cost, and complex geometric structures. In this review, significance of different 3DP techniques toward revolutionizing fuel cell fabrication is given. The aim is to unravel the importance and status of 3D-printed fuel cells and hence provides researchers and scientists with extensive opportunities of 3DP techniques for fuel cell engineering. After careful selection of state-of-the-art literatures, different kinds of 3DP techniques of relevance to electrolytes, electrodes, and other key components (e.g., gas diffusion layers (GDLs), bipolar plates (BPs), and membrane electrode assembly (MEA)) fabrication are explicitly discussed. Among the techniques, the best approaches are recommended for further studies. Advantages associated with these techniques are indicated for the benefit of those whose interests matter most on clean energy production. The challenges researchers are facing in the use of 3DP for fuel cell fabrications are identified. Possible solutions to the identified challenges are suggested as way forward to further development in this research area. It is expected that this review article will benefit engineers and scientists who have interest on clean energy conversion devices.

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3D Printing to Enable Self-Breathing Fuel Cells

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Putting 3D printing to good use—Additive Manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals

Putting 3D printing to good use—Additive Manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals

Design optimization of 3D printed flow path plates in high-performance bioethanol fuel cells

Toward revolutionizing PEMFC manufacturing for clean energy conversion: a review on the innovative contribution of 3D printing techniques

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