Recent advances in application of chitosan in fuel cells

Sustainable Chemical Processes

Hamideh Vaghari¹  Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri¹  Aydin Berenjian³  Navideh Anarjan² 

[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran

[2] Department of Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

[3] School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

关键词: Polymer;    Electrode;    Electrolyte membrane;    Chitosan;    Fuel cell;   

Others  :  789178
DOI  :  10.1186/2043-7129-1-16

 received in 2013-03-25, accepted in 2013-08-07,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices which convert chemical energy into electrical energy. Fuel cells have attracted attention due to their potential as a promising alternative to traditional power sources. More recently, efficient and environmentally benign biopolymer “chitosan” have been extensively investigated as a novel material for its application in fuel cells. This biopolymer can be used in both membrane electrolyte and electrode in various fuel cells such as alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells and biofuel cells. This review provides an overview of main available fuel cells following by application of chitosan as novel biopolymer in fuel cells technology. Recent achievements are included and recommendations are also given for areas of future research.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Vaghari et al.; licensee Chemistry Central Ltd.

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