Abstract
In this study, we propose a high-performance direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC) using nitrate reduction reaction with a carbon felt electrode (DEFC-HNO3) instead of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on a Pt catalyst (DEFC-O2). The activation energy for the nitrate reduction reaction on the carbon electrode is found to be relatively low at ∼14.2 kJ mol−1, compared to the ORR. By using the nitrate reduction reaction at the cathode and oxidation of ethanol as a fuel at the anode, the DEFC shows a significantly high open circuit voltage of 0.85 V and two-fold maximal power density of 68 mW cm−2 at 80 °C, compared to the DEFC-O2, due to the significantly fast reaction rate of the nitrate reduction reaction.
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