Direct methanol fuel cells technology

M. Hogarth, G. Hards, "Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Technological Advances and Further VcQoyiwQmQnis," Platinum Metals Review, AQ, pp. 150-159, 1996. 

Direct methanol fuel cell technology is relatively new compared to that of fuel cells powered by pure hydrogen, and research and development are roughly 34 years behind that of other fuel cell types. Nonetheless, the DMFC appears to be the most promising as a battery replacement for portable applications such cellular phones and laptop computers, and a number of manufacturers are already introducing commercial versions of these applications. 

Shipments of fuel cell-equipped mobile devices could grow very rapidly if they can eliminate the need for frequent recharging of current battery-powered models. The Medis 24/7 Power Pack in April 2007. It is a portable, disposable power source for small electronic devices such as cell phones and MP3 players. Manufactured by Medis Technologies, it is based on Direct Liquid Fuel cell technology, and may be of particular utility in military applications. Elsewhere, MTI MicroFuel Cells manufactures a power pack for portable electronics that is based on direct methanol fuel cell technology that it calls Mobion. 

Narayanan, S.R. Halpert, G. Chun, W. Jeffries-Nakamura, B. Valdez, T.I. Frank, H. Surampudi, S. The status of direct methanol fuel cell technology at JPL. The Eleventh Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, Long Beach, California, Seo, E.T., Ed. IEEE, 1996 96-99. 

Franco AA (2012) PEMFC degradation modeling and analysis. In Hartnig C, Roth C (eds) Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology (PEMFCs and DMFCs). Volume 1 Fundamentals and performance. Woodhead, Cambridge, UK... 

MTI Micro introduced in 2004 the integrated direct methanol fuel cell technology Mobion , and in 2007 the Mobion Chip . This small device, with a volume of only 9 cm, is fed with pure methanol to produce 84 mW.cm. These prototypes are passive DMFC and their design include a fuel conditioning system which allows operate in a temperature range of 0 0 °C, independent of the humidity and cell position, which is particularly useful in portable applications, such as mobile phones [40]. 

Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology Volume 1 Fundamentals and performance of low temperature fuel cells... 

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology (ISBN 978-1-84569-774-7)... 

K.W. Feindel, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for polymer electrolyte membrane and direct alcohol fuel ceU characterization, in C. Hattnig, C. Roth (Eds.), Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology, In Sim Characterization Techniques for Low Temperature Fuel Cells, vol. 2, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, 2012. 

Analyzing the direct methanol fuel cell technology in portable applications by a historical and bibliometric analysis./. Bus. Chem., 7 (3), 14. 

Hogarth M, Hards G (1996) Direct methanol fuel cells technological advances and further requirements. Plat Met Rev 40 150-159... 

Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology... 

D.S. Hussey and D.L. Jacobson, Neutron radiography for high resolution studies in low temperature fuel cells , in Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell technology. Volume 2 In situ characterisation techniquesfor low temperature fuel cells. Ch. 7. (2012) WoodheadPubhshing, Oxford. 

Hinebaugh, J., Bazylak, A., and Mukheijee, P. P. 2012. Multi-scale modeling of two-phase transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Ch. Hartnig, Ch. Roth (Eds), Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology, Volume 1. Oxford Woodhead Publishing, pp. 254-290. 

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