The system uses a catalyzed chemical reaction to divide methanol into carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The hydrogen is used to feed a fuel cell, which in turn produces electricity to power the car’s ...

As a novel energy conversion device, fuel cells are capable of efficiently ... enhances the efficiency and durability of methanol oxidation reactions. Composed of ultrafine platinum-based high ...

A new technology has been created to boost performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs ... are not selective for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) at the anode or the oxygen reduction ...

but there may be an even greener way to use methanol. A "direct-oxidation fuel cell" relies on a reaction between methanol and air to produce electrical energy, which could be used to drive a car.

The conventional methanol fuel cell, which is well known and well understood ... etched into a porous structure and then coated inside the pores with platinum as a reaction catalyst. “We’re etching ...

It's not burning the methanol, mind you – this fuel cell, built by Ser Energy, uses a simple chemical reaction to combine methanol and air to produce carbon dioxide, water and enough energy to ...

Toshiba is gearing up to release a fuel cell cartridge powered by methanol that could keep an ... which produces electricity by causing a chemical reaction. Credit: Toshiba After three years ...

which is a key half-reaction for methanol-reforming of hydrogen production and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The theoretical oxidation potential of MOR is 0.016 V vs. RHE, which is much ...

These catalysts are not selective for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR ... "A selective electrocatalyst–based direct methanol fuel cell operated at high concentrations of methanol" Science ...