A review on membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells

SAM Shaegh, NT Nguyen, SH Chan - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2011 - Elsevier
The review article provides a methodical approach for understanding membraneless
laminar flow-based fuel cells (LFFCs), also known as microfluidic fuel cells. Membraneless …

On the performance of membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells

RS Jayashree, SK Yoon, FR Brushett… - Journal of Power …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the characterization and optimization of laminar flow-based fuel cells
(LFFCs) for both performance and fuel utilization. The impact of different operating …

Effects of channel geometry and electrode architecture on reactant transportation in membraneless microfluidic fuel cells: A review

M Tanveer, ES Lim, KY Kim - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The review article introduces the development in membraneless microfluidic fuel cells
(MMFCs) focusing on the microchannel geometry and electrode architecture and …

Numerical and experimental comparative study of microfluidic fuel cells with different flow configurations: Co-flow vs. counter-flow cell

Y Wang, DYC Leung, H Zhang, J Xuan, H Wang - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Microfluidic fuel cell (MFC) is a new type of fuel cell which utilizes two laminar flows as
electrolyte for both reactant delivery and ionic conduction purposes. According to the flow …

Membraneless laminar flow-based micro fuel cells operating in alkaline, acidic, and acidic/alkaline media

ER Choban, JS Spendelow, L Gancs, A Wieckowski… - Electrochimica …, 2005 - Elsevier
The lack of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM, eg Nafion) in membraneless, laminar
flow-based micro fuel cells (LF-FCs) eliminates several PEM-related issues such as fuel …

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 …

Air-breathing membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cell with flow-through anode

SAM Shaegh, NT Nguyen, SH Chan, W Zhou - international journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes a detailed characterization of laminar flow-based fuel cell (LFFC) with
air-breathing cathode for performance (fuel utilization and power density). The effect of flow …

Analysis of membraneless fuel cell using laminar flow in a Y-shaped microchannel

MH Chang, F Chen, NS Fang - Journal of Power Sources, 2006 - Elsevier
In this study, we implemented a theoretical analysis for a novel microfluidic fuel cell that
utilizes the occurrence of laminar flows in a Y-shaped microchannel to keep the separation …

Nanoporous separator and low fuel concentration to minimize crossover in direct methanol laminar flow fuel cells

AS Hollinger, RJ Maloney, RS Jayashree… - Journal of Power …, 2010 - Elsevier
Laminar flow fuel cells (LFFCs) overcome some key issues–most notably fuel crossover and
water management–that typically hamper conventional polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells …

Investigation of fuel and media flexible laminar flow-based fuel cells

FR Brushett, RS Jayashree, WP Zhou, PJA Kenis - Electrochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
We investigate the performance of air-breathing laminar flow-based fuel cells (LFFCs)
operated with five different fuels (formic acid, methanol, ethanol, hydrazine, and sodium …