Composite mesoporous titania nafion-based membranes for direct methanol fuel cell operation at high temperature

Vincenzo Baglio; Alessandra Di Blasi; Antonino S. Aricò; Vincenzo Antonucci; Pier Luigi Antonucci; Chavalit Trakanprapai; Vincenzo Esposito; Silvia Licoccia; Enrico Traversa

doi:10.1149/1.1931427

Composite mesoporous titania nafion-based membranes for direct methanol fuel cell operation at high temperature

Vincenzo Baglio^*, Alessandra Di Blasi, Antonino S. Aricò, Vincenzo Antonucci, Pier Luigi Antonucci, Chavalit Trakanprapai, Vincenzo Esposito, Silvia Licoccia, Enrico Traversa

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Composite Nafion-based membranes, containing 5 wt % of high-purity mesoporous titania with an average pore size of about 3.5 nm heated to 350, 450, and 600°C as a filler were successfully recasted. Field emission scanning electron microscopy observations showed a high degree of dispersion of mesoporous titania panicles in Nation. Direct methanol fuel cell investigation of such membranes at temperatures higher than 100°C revealed a considerable influence of the presence of the ceramic oxide and of its specific surface area on the electrochemical behavior. The composite membranes allowed operation up to 145°C, showing a significant performance improvement with respect to pure Nafion. At 145°C with oxygen feed, a power density of about 335 mW/cm² was recorded for the composite Nafion-based membranes, containing 5 wt % of mesoporous titania calcined at 450°C.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	A1373-A1377
Journal	JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume	152
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1931427
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Materials Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electrochemistry
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