Enhanced electrochemical performance in the development of the aluminum/hydrogen peroxide semi-fuel cell

Dow, E.G.; Bessette, Russell R.; Seeback, G.L.; Marsh-Orndorff, C.; Meunier, H.; VanZee, J. W.; Medeiros, Maria G.

doi:10.1016/s0378-7753(97)02474-9

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“…Such a reaction only proceeds with aluminum in the presence of a strong alkaline compound, such as NaOH or KOH (Soler et al, 2009;Soler et al, 2007) because this metal has a very thin passive layer of Al 2 O 3 on its surface that prevents the direct attack of water molecules (Grosjean et al, 2005;Wang et al, 2009). The reaction between aluminum and water can occur in the absence of any alkali if special alloy elements (e.g., indium and gallium) are added to aluminum in small quantities (Parmuzina et al, 2008;Kravchenko et al, 2005;Dow et al, 1997). The reaction between aluminum and water obeys the following stoichiometry:…”

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Production of hydrogen in the reaction between aluminum and water in the presence of NaOH and KOH

Porciúncula¹,

Marcílio²,

Tessaro³

et al. 2012

Braz. J. Chem. Eng.

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-The objective of this work is to investigate the production of hydrogen as an energy source by means of the reaction of aluminum with water. This reaction only occurs in the presence of NaOH and KOH, which behave as catalysts. The main advantages of using aluminum for indirect energy storage are: recyclability, nontoxicity and easiness to shape. Alkali concentrations varying from 1 to 3 mol . L -1 were applied to different metallic samples, either foil (0.02 mm thick) or plates (0.5 and 1 mm thick), and reaction temperatures between 295 and 345 K were tested. The results show that the reaction is strongly influenced by temperature, alkali concentration and metal shape. NaOH commonly promotes faster reactions and higher real yields than KOH.

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Production of hydrogen in the reaction between aluminum and water in the presence of NaOH and KOH

Porciúncula¹,

Marcílio²,

Tessaro³

et al. 2012

Braz. J. Chem. Eng.

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“…1a. The use of hydrogen peroxide instead of oxygen as an oxidant can yield higher cell potential values, its use has been implemented with magnesium [12] and aluminium [13] anodes in a number of prototype batteries for undersea water vehicles, and in borohydride fuel cells [14,15]. Hydrogen peroxide is attractive choice for these applications and is comparatively safe, stable as 35% solution in water, is not toxic and can produce water from its oxidation.…”

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A direct borohydride—Acid peroxide fuel cell

León

Walsh

Rose

et al. 2007

Journal of Power Sources

142

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A fuel cell operating with aqueous sodium borohydride and hydrogen peroxide streams, with one, two and four cells (electrode area 64, 128 and 256 cm 2 ) connected in a bipolar mode in a filterpress flow cell is reported. The oxidation of borohydride ion was carried out on Au/C particles supported on a carbon felt electrode while the reduction of hydrogen peroxide was carried out on carbon supported Pt on a carbon paper substrate. Comparable cell potentials and power densities to direct borohydride fuel cells reported in the literature were obtained. The challenges to further development includes: increasing the low current density and avoid decomposition of borohydride and peroxide ions. The maximum power obtained at 20• C for one, two and four cell stacks was 2.2, 3.2 and 9.6 W (34.4, 25 and 37.5 mW cm −2 , respectively) with cell voltages of 1.06, 0.81 and 3.2 V at current densities of 32, 16 and 12 mA cm −2 , respectively.

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“…These fuel cells include direct borohydride-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell [1][2][3][4][5][6], metal-hydrogen peroxide semi-fuel cell [7][8][9][10][11][12][13], hydrazine-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell [14], and direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell [15][16][17]. They generally have high energy density, high performance, compact design, and workability in environments without air.…”

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Preparation and electrocatalytic performance of Fe–N–C for electroreduction of H2O2

Tian

Huang

Gao

et al. 2011

J Solid State Electrochem

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Fe-N-C catalysts were prepared through metal-assisted polymerization method. Effects of carbon treatment, Fe loading, nitrogen source, and calcination temperature on the catalytic performance of the Fe-N-C for H 2 O 2 electroreduction were measured by voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The Fe-N-C catalyst shows optimal performance when prepared with pretreated active carbon, 0.2 wt.% Fe, paranitroaniline (4-NA) and one-time calcination. The Fe-N-C catalyst displayed good performance and stability for electroreduction of H 2 O 2 in alkaline solution. An Al-H 2 O 2 semi-fuel cell was set up with Fe-N-C catalyst as cathode and Al as anode. The cell exhibits an open-circuit voltage of 1.3 V and its power density reached 51.4 mW cm −2 at 65 mA cm −2 .

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Enhanced electrochemical performance in the development of the aluminum/hydrogen peroxide semi-fuel cell

Cited by 60 publications

References 4 publications

Production of hydrogen in the reaction between aluminum and water in the presence of NaOH and KOH

Production of hydrogen in the reaction between aluminum and water in the presence of NaOH and KOH

A direct borohydride—Acid peroxide fuel cell

Preparation and electrocatalytic performance of Fe–N–C for electroreduction of H2O2

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