A team led by Dr. Bruno Matos from the Brazilian research institute IPEN is therefore investigating novel composite membranes for direct ethanol fuel cells. A promising solution is tailoring new ...

One technology that is slowly gaining traction is direct ethanol fuel cells, or DECFs. They offer many advantages over electric and hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation, and could carve out a ...

But he adds that “it’s just one step on the pathway toward this dream of a direct ethanol fuel cell.” Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and ...

the key anodic reaction of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), offering a rational concept for finely engineering the surface of electrocatalysts used in high-efficiency energy conversion devices ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Alternative-energy research at Oregon State University is charting a path toward the mass adoption of clean cars powered by direct-ethanol fuel cells. Zhenxing Feng of the OSU ...

Kyushu Institute of Technology research group proposes using ethanol as a direct fuel in next-generation fuel cells. Ethanol powered fuel cells up to now have had a number of drawbacks including low ...

serves as a crucial anode reaction in direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), traditionally relying on the noble metal platinum (Pt) as its ideal anode catalyst. However, the high cost, limited ...

Innovative gold-catalyzed method for atomically rough surfaces shows promise in enhancing ethanol oxidation reaction ...

Nafion with nanoparticles A team led by Dr. Bruno Matos from the Brazilian research institute IPEN is therefore investigating novel composite membranes for direct ethanol fuel cells. A promising ...