Co-laminar flow cells for electrochemical energy conversion

MA Goulet, E Kjeang - Journal of Power Sources, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the major developments in the evolution of 'membraneless'
microfluidic electrochemical cells which utilize co-laminar flow to minimize reactant mixing …

Reactant recirculation in electrochemical co-laminar flow cells

MA Goulet, E Kjeang - Electrochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
Co-laminar electrochemical cells utilize hydrodynamic engineering rather than a physical
separator to prevent mixing of reactants. Commonly known as microfluidic fuel cells and …

In-situ characterization of symmetric dual-pass architecture of microfluidic co-laminar flow cells

OA Ibrahim, MA Goulet, E Kjeang - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Microfluidic co-laminar flow cells with dual-pass architecture enable fuel recirculation and in-
situ regeneration, and offer improvements in performance characteristics. In this work, a …

Mixing with herringbone-inspired microstructures: Overcoming the diffusion limit in co-laminar microfluidic devices

J Marschewski, S Jung, P Ruch, N Prasad, S Mazzotti… - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Enhancing mixing is of uttermost importance in many laminar microfluidic devices, aiming at
overcoming the severe performance limitation of species transport by diffusion alone. Here …

Microfluidics for electrochemical energy conversion

OA Ibrahim, M Navarro-Segarra, P Sadeghi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical energy conversion is an important supplement for storage and on-demand
use of renewable energy. In this regard, microfluidics offers prospects to raise the efficiency …

Planar multiplexing of microfluidic fuel cells

B Ho, E Kjeang - Journal of fluids engineering, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Microfluidic fuel cells eliminate the membrane by utilizing parallel colaminar flow of
electrolyte between the anode and cathode electrodes. When operated on vanadium redox …

Microfluidic fuel cell systems

B Ho, E Kjeang - Open Engineering, 2011 - degruyter.com
A microfluidic fuel cell is a microfabricated device that produces electrical power through
electrochemical reactions involving a fuel and an oxidant. Microfluidic fuel cell systems …

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 …

The potential for microfluidics in electrochemical energy systems

MA Modestino, DF Rivas, SMH Hashemi… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Flow based electrochemical energy conversion devices have the potential to become a
prominent energy storage technology in a world driven by renewable energy sources. The …

Critical review—the versatile plane parallel electrode geometry: an illustrated review

LF Arenas, CP de León, FC Walsh - Journal of The …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The features of the plane parallel geometry are reviewed since this cell geometry occupies a
prominent position, both in the laboratory and in industry. The simple parallel plate can be …