(NOVEL NANOSTRUCTURE ANODE FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC

The aim of this work is to present a novel nanostructure anode for DMFC using polyaniline (PANI) modified anode. In this work anode electrode prepared using addition of PANI nanofibers on the surface of anode catalyst layer with electropolymerization of aniline and trifluoromethane sulfonic acid (TFMSA) under Galvanostatic conditions. The test results (figure A) under steady state conditions indicate MEA made by PANI modified anode exhibits better performance than commercial MEA (from fuel cell store) made by alloyed catalyst and high metal content. Figure B, shows the performance of modified anode in DMFC under different temperatures. As you can find new modified MEA has good stability in different operational conditions