Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Janarthanan, Rajeswari; Serov, Alexey; Pilli, Satyananda Kishore; Gamarra, Daniel A.; Atanassov, Plamen; Hibbs, Michael R.; Herring, Andrew M.

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

Title: Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Abstract

The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80 °C are 2.78 mW cm^–2, 19.1 mA cm^–2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm^–2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.

Authors:

Janarthanan, Rajeswari ^[1]; Serov, Alexey ^[2]; Pilli, Satyananda Kishore ^[1]; Gamarra, Daniel A. ^[1]; Atanassov, Plamen ^[2]; Hibbs, Michael R. ^[3]; Herring, Andrew M. ^[1]

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1512905

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1247183

Report Number(s):: SAND-2015-9089J
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4686; 666881

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Electrochimica Acta

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 175; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4686

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Oxygen Reduction Reaction; Anion Exchange Membrane; Fuel Cell; Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; non-Platinum Group Metal Catalyst

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                    Janarthanan, Rajeswari, Serov, Alexey, Pilli, Satyananda Kishore, Gamarra, Daniel A., Atanassov, Plamen, Hibbs, Michael R., and Herring, Andrew M. Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Janarthanan, Rajeswari, Serov, Alexey, Pilli, Satyananda Kishore, Gamarra, Daniel A., Atanassov, Plamen, Hibbs, Michael R., & Herring, Andrew M. Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209

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                    Janarthanan, Rajeswari, Serov, Alexey, Pilli, Satyananda Kishore, Gamarra, Daniel A., Atanassov, Plamen, Hibbs, Michael R., and Herring, Andrew M. Tue .  
"Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1512905.

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@article{osti_1512905,

  title        = {Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst},

  author       = {Janarthanan, Rajeswari and Serov, Alexey and Pilli, Satyananda Kishore and Gamarra, Daniel A. and Atanassov, Plamen and Hibbs, Michael R. and Herring, Andrew M.},

  abstractNote = {The objective of the current report is to compare the performance of poly(phenylene) based anion exchange membranes in an alkaline direct methanol fuel cell when platinum cathode catalysts are replaced with non-platinum cathode catalysts. In a KOH-free methanol fuel, we show that a less expensive non-Pt cathode catalyst (derived from Fe-Aminoantipyrine, Fe-AAPyr using Generations 1 and 2 sacrificial silica supports) provide better or comparable performance to commercial Pt cathode catalysts. The peak power density, current density and open circuit voltage of Fe-AAPyr-G-1 in 1 M methanol at 80 °C are 2.78 mW cm–2, 19.1 mA cm–2 and 0.7 V respectively. In a direct methanol fuel cell utilizing KOH in the fuel feed, the non-Pt catalyst shows promising peak power density of 52 mW cm–2 with the Fe-AAPyr-G-2 cathode catalyst, comparable to a commercial Pt catalyst.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209},

  journal      = {Electrochimica Acta},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 175,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

}

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Borohydride-tolerant oxygen electroreduction catalyst for mixed-reactant Swiss-roll direct borohydride fuel cells journal, January 2013

Mechanistic studies of oxygen reduction on Fe-PEI derived non-PGM electrocatalysts journal, May 2014

Elucidating Oxygen Reduction Active Sites in Pyrolyzed Metal–Nitrogen Coordinated Non-Precious-Metal Electrocatalyst Systems journal, April 2014

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Templated non-PGM cathode catalysts derived from iron and poly(ethyleneimine) precursors journal, October 2012

Development of Cathode Architectures Customized for H 2 /O 2 Metal-Cation-Free Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells journal, December 2007

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Preparation and electrocatalytic application of PdNPs–La2NiO4 nanocatalyst for methanol electrooxidation journal, July 2019

Palladized dysprosium fluoride nanorods as a new performance catalyst in direct methanol fuel cell journal, May 2019

Performance of direct formic acid fuel cell using transition metal‐nitrogen‐doped carbon nanotubes as cathode catalysts journal, August 2019

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on heteroatom-doped nanocarbons and transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells journal, January 2018

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Platinum-Group-Metal-Free Catalysts: Structural Elucidation and Oxygen Reduction Catalysis journal, December 2017

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Deposition of PdPtAu Nanoparticles on Hollow Nanospheres of Fe 3 O 4 as a New Catalyst for Methanol Electrooxidation: Application in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell journal, October 2017

Recent trends on the application of PGM-free catalysts at the cathode of anion exchange membrane fuel cells journal, June 2018

Structure of Active Sites of Fe-N-C Nano-Catalysts for Alkaline Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells journal, November 2018

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction and small alcohol oxidation in alkaline media
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Anion exchange membranes: Current status and moving forward
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Ion-containing polymers: new energy & clean water
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Principles and Materials Aspects of Direct Alkaline Alcohol Fuel Cells
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Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems
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Prospects for Alkaline Anion-Exchange Membranes in Low Temperature Fuel Cells
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An alkaline polymer electrochemical interface: a breakthrough in application of alkaline anion-exchange membranes in fuel cells
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Alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells
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A Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cell Based on Poly(phenylene) Anion Exchange Membranes
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Study of Anode Catalysts and Fuel Concentration on Direct Hydrazine Alkaline Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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Study of Pt-free anode catalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cells
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Development of direct methanol alkaline fuel cells using anion exchange membranes
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In and ex situ characterization of an anion-exchange membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cell (ADMFC)
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Performance of air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell with anion-exchange membrane
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Study of operating conditions and cell design on the performance of alkaline anion exchange membrane based direct methanol fuel cells
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Cell performance of Pd–Sn catalyst in passive direct methanol alkaline fuel cell using anion exchange membrane
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Direct oxidation alkaline fuelcells: from materials to systems
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Alkaline polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications
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An overview on non-platinum cathode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell
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Carbon supported Ag nanoparticles with different particle size as cathode catalysts for anion exchange membrane direct glycerol fuel cells
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Ultrasonic synthesis and evaluation of non-platinum catalysts for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells
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Non-precious metal catalysts synthesized from precursors of carbon, nitrogen, and transition metal for oxygen reduction in alkaline fuel cells
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Electrochemical and fuel cell evaluation of Co based catalyst for oxygen reduction in anion exchange polymer membrane fuel cells
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H2/air alkaline membrane fuel cell performance and durability, using novel ionomer and non-platinum group metal cathode catalyst
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Hydroxide ion conduction in molybdenum(vi)-doped tin pyrophosphate at intermediate temperatures
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Alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cell with Ni-based anode and Co-based cathode
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Cathode development for alkaline fuel cells based on a porous silver membrane
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The effect of hydrophobicity in alkaline electrodes for passive DMFC
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Alkaline stability of poly(phenylene)-based anion exchange membranes with various cations
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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(phenylene)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells
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Understanding anion transport in an aminated trimethyl polyphenylene with high anionic conductivity
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Characterization of Heterogeneous Solvent Diffusion Environments in Anion Exchange Membranes
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Non-platinum Carbon-Supported Oxygen Reduction Catalyst Ink Evaluation Based on Poly(sulfone) and Poly(phenylene)-Derived Ionomers in Alkaline Media
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Templated Pt–Sn electrocatalysts for ethanol, methanol and CO oxidation in alkaline media
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Novel KOH-free anion-exchange membrane fuel cell: Performance comparison of alternative anion-exchange ionomers in catalyst ink
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Metal oxides/CNT nano-composite catalysts for oxygen reduction/oxygen evolution in alkaline media
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Fe-N-C Oxygen Reduction Fuel Cell Catalyst Derived from Carbendazim: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity
journal, March 2014

Borohydride-tolerant oxygen electroreduction catalyst for mixed-reactant Swiss-roll direct borohydride fuel cells
journal, January 2013

Mechanistic studies of oxygen reduction on Fe-PEI derived non-PGM electrocatalysts
journal, May 2014

Elucidating Oxygen Reduction Active Sites in Pyrolyzed Metal–Nitrogen Coordinated Non-Precious-Metal Electrocatalyst Systems
journal, April 2014

Use of urchin-like Ni _x Co _3−x O ₄ hierarchical nanostructures based on non-precious metals as bifunctional electrocatalysts for anion-exchange membrane alkaline alcohol fuel cells
journal, January 2014

Templated non-PGM cathode catalysts derived from iron and poly(ethyleneimine) precursors
journal, October 2012

Development of Cathode Architectures Customized for H ₂ /O ₂ Metal-Cation-Free Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells
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Active‐Site Imprinting: Preparation of Fe–N–C Catalysts from Zinc Ion–Templated Ionothermal Nitrogen‐Doped Carbons
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Preparation and electrocatalytic application of PdNPs–La2NiO4 nanocatalyst for methanol electrooxidation
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Palladized dysprosium fluoride nanorods as a new performance catalyst in direct methanol fuel cell
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Performance of direct formic acid fuel cell using transition metal‐nitrogen‐doped carbon nanotubes as cathode catalysts
journal, August 2019

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on heteroatom-doped nanocarbons and transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells
journal, January 2018

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Platinum-Group-Metal-Free Catalysts: Structural Elucidation and Oxygen Reduction Catalysis
journal, December 2017

Transition Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon (M–N–C) Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Insights on Synthesis and Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
journal, February 2019

Deposition of PdPtAu Nanoparticles on Hollow Nanospheres of Fe ₃ O ₄ as a New Catalyst for Methanol Electrooxidation: Application in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
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Recent trends on the application of PGM-free catalysts at the cathode of anion exchange membrane fuel cells
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Structure of Active Sites of Fe-N-C Nano-Catalysts for Alkaline Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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