Understanding the proton-coupled electron transfer in the oxygen evolution reaction offers insights into enhancing hydrogen ...

A research team led by Prof. Xiaoqiang Huang from Nanjing University has developed a novel non-natural dynamic kinetic ...

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are materials consisting of individual metal atoms dispersed on a substrate (i.e., supporting ...

The fuel cell’s chemistry uses the same reaction as sodium-air batteries ... since the element is the sixth most abundant in the crust and half of sea salt. The world used to make a lot more ...

4 For instance, 0.88 V half-wave potential can be achieved using ... deposition exhibit exceptional efficiency in hydrogen oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions. 7 Fuel cells have a wide range of ...

discloses a fuel cell system that includes a first fuel cell with a first anode and cathode, a first oxidizer for preferential oxidation reaction, a second fuel cell acting as an electrochemical ...

The results indicate that variations in humidity can influence some of these processes in order to increase the lifetime and efficiency of fuel cells. "We have thus uncovered different processes for ...

"Remarkably, all of these oxidation pathways involve reactions with water, which shows that the humidity inside the fuel cell has a significant influence on these processes." "The work clarifies a ...

While several techniques have been explored, the focus in the field is converging on using Glucose Fuel Cells (GFCs) that use glucose oxidation reactions at an anode and oxygen reduction reactions ...

FuelCell Energy has been granted a patent for a method of manufacturing a proton-conducting fuel cell. The method involves ... The green anode-electrolyte half-cell is then sintered using solid state ...

Art by Zhou’s group. Image Credit: Beijing Zhongke Journal Publishing Co. Ltd. The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) serves as a crucial anode reaction in direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), ...