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Preparation and comparative test of polypyrrole electrodes for direct methanol fuel cell

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The displacement of carbon black to polypyrrole as a catalyst supporter in the fuel electrode of a direct methanol fuel cell was investigated. Polypyrrole was obtained as a black powder by the chemical polymerization of pyrrole with three different oxidants. The synthesized polypyrroles were pasted on carbon paper and transformed to the fuel electrodes with electrochemically deposited platinum. The prepared fuel electrode was assembled and mounted in a unit cell using a membrane and cathodic electrode film. In comparison with the carbon black fuel electrode, the performance of the unit cell was analyzed in relation to the state of the catalyst, the type of oxidant, and the morphology of the polypyrrole powder.

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  1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yusung, 305-764, Taejeon, Korea

    Jae-Chan Park & Jeong Soo Kim

  2. Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Yusung, P.O.Box 103, 305-343, Taejeon, Korea

    Doo Hwan Jung

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Park, JC., Kim, J.S. & Jung, D.H. Preparation and comparative test of polypyrrole electrodes for direct methanol fuel cell. Macromol. Res. 10, 181–186 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03218303

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