Performance evaluation and mechanism study of a dual-electrolyte self-pumping microfluidic fuel cell

T Ouyang, X Shi, X Hu, W Liu, X Tan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The two-dimensional model of a dual-electrolyte self-pumping microfluidic fuel cell with Pd-
coated carbon cloth electrodes is created based on multidisciplinary theory in this study …

Fabric-based self-pumping, single-stream microfluidic fuel cell

NH Park, J Kim, Y Ahn - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
A membraneless microfluidic fuel cell micromachined with a fabric substrate is proposed to
enhance the longevity of self-pumping microfluidic fuel cells. The fabric substrate of the fuel …

Hydrogen generation and utilization in a two-phase flow membraneless microfluidic electrolyzer-fuel cell tandem operation for micropower application

BS De, J Cunningham, N Khare, JL Luo, A Elias… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in device miniaturization, ranging from sensors to transmitters, are driving the
need for micro-scaled personalized on-demand power sources. Herein, the tandem …

A breakthrough in the performance and fuel utilization of methanol microfluidic fuel cell via viscous co-flow electrolyte

S Luo, Y Wang, W Pan, X Zhao, KW Leong… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidic fuel cells (MFCs) employ laminar flows to eliminate the expensive polymer
electrolyte membrane and overcome the various drawbacks caused by it. However, there is …

based enzymatic microfluidic fuel cell: From a two-stream flow device to a single-stream lateral flow strip

MJ González-Guerrero, FJ del Campo… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work presents a first approach towards the development of a cost-effective enzymatic
paper-based glucose/O 2 microfluidic fuel cell in which fluid transport is based on capillary …

Performance analysis of microfluidic fuel cells with various inlet locations and multiple compartments

M Tanveer, KY Kim - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Computational evaluation of three design modifications of a membraneless microfluidic fuel
cell (MMFC), ie, inlets located midway along the microchannel, multiple compartments in the …

Unsymmetrical design and operation in counter-flow microfluidic fuel cell: A prospective study

L Li, H Wang, S Bei, Y Li, Y Sun, K Zheng, Q Xu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Performance of counter-flow microfluidic fuel cell is severely limited by the uneven current
density distribution within the electrodes. In this work, in-depth numerical investigations are …

Sequential flow membraneless microfluidic fuel cell with porous electrodes

KS Salloum, JR Hayes, CA Friesen, JD Posner - Journal of Power Sources, 2008 - Elsevier
A novel convective flow membraneless microfluidic fuel cell with porous disk electrodes is
described. In this fuel cell design, the fuel flows radially outward through a thin disk shaped …

Anti-deformation evaluation and optimization of a carbon cloth-based self-pumping microfluidic fuel cell

X Shi, W Liu, X Tan, X Hu, L Liang, T Ouyang - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is crucial to evaluate the deformation resistance and optimize the structure of passive
microfluidic fuel cells, which are susceptible to deformation during practical applications …

Two-phase mass transport model for microfluidic fuel cell with narrow electrolyte flow channel

HN Wang, X Zhu, R Chen, Y Yang, DD Ye, Q Liao - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microfluidic fuel cells employ liquid electrolyte stream instead of conventional polymer
electrolyte membrane to compartmentalize the anode and cathode, leading to the …