Pt/C Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Operating with SBA-3 into Nafion Electrolyte

Abstract

The large surface area and large pore volume of porous structures increase the importance of these materials progressively. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) becomes prominent because it does not cause environmental pollution, it is silent and cheaper. Otherwise, The purpose of this project, constituted of Pt/C catalyst and enchance of nafion electrolyte with using SBA-3 porous material. The project made in two parts. In the first part, the synthesized SBA-3 porous material converted to carbon structure and then Pt/C catalyst integrated into the DMFC. The other part of the research is to examine the cell performance by adding 1% and 5% SBA-3 silica material into the Nafion, which is the electrolyte of the DMFC by using dropcasting method. At the end of the research, the performance of the fuel cell measured by using Maynuo M9714 DC electronic load and the cyclic voltammetry and impedance will be measured by using Iviumstat.h. © EFC 2017 - Proceedings of the 7th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference.