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Nano Fuel Cell: Name: Shrawani Rithe Roll No:30 Subject Code: 22009 Branch: If-2I

1. The document discusses nano fuel cells, including their structure, applications, types, and use of carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage. 2. It describes how nano fuel cells work by separating hydrogen electrons at the anode and combining oxygen with electrons at the cathode to produce electricity. 3. Recent research discussed includes developing catalysts that use no platinum or less platinum, and using nanoparticles to increase surface area and reaction efficiency.

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Nano Fuel Cell: Name: Shrawani Rithe Roll No:30 Subject Code: 22009 Branch: If-2I

1. The document discusses nano fuel cells, including their structure, applications, types, and use of carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage. 2. It describes how nano fuel cells work by separating hydrogen electrons at the anode and combining oxygen with electrons at the cathode to produce electricity. 3. Recent research discussed includes developing catalysts that use no platinum or less platinum, and using nanoparticles to increase surface area and reaction efficiency.

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NAME : SHRAWANI RITHE

ROLL NO:30

SUBJECT CODE: 22009


BRANCH: IF-2I

NANO FUEL CELL


INTRODUCTION:-

 Fuel cell is a device that converts a fuel directly into electricity


in an electrochemical reaction.
STRUCTURE OF FUEL CELL

 Fuel cell consists of an electrolyte layer in contact with an anode and a cathode on either
side.
 The existing electrodes anode and cathode are porous are made up of compressed
carbon.
APPLICATION:-

 Fuel cell today defines portable fuel cells as those which are built into, or charge up any
product that are designed to be moved.
 These include military application ,auxiliary power units ,portable products.
TYPES:-

 There are many application of nano fuel cell.mainly it is classified in three areas.
1. Transport
2. Portable
3. stationary
CARBON NANO TUBES:-

 Carbon nano tube is used to enter the hydrogen into the fuel cell.
 It is a allotrpes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure.
 The diameter of nano tubes is on the order of a few nano meters.
 It makes the hydrogen storage easier.
CONTD……

 Researchers at the university of Copenhagen have demonstrated the ability to


significantly reduce the amount of platinum needed as a catalyst in fuel cell by controlling
the packing density.
MECHANISM OF FUEL CELL:-

 Hydrogen is fed to the anode where a catalysts seprates hydrogen negatively charged
electrons.
 All the cathode ,air is fed ,so oxygen is combined with electrons.
 At this time ,the electric current flows inopposite direction.
RECENT RESEARCHES IN THE FIELD OF
NANO FUEL CELL
 Researches at brown university are developing a catalyst that uses no platinum .the
catalyst is made from a sheet of graphene coated with cobalt
 Researches at cornell university have developed a catalyst using platinum cobalt
nanoparticles that produce 12 times more catalytic activity than pure platinum.
USES:-

 There are many limitation of fuel cell from reaching widerspread commercial use.
 By using nanopores you can limit what gets through the membrance.
 Nanoparticles is used to increase the surface area to make the reaction more efficient.
INCREASE PERFORMANCE

 Approach nanoparticle electrolyte.

 Nano-sized electrolyte particles dramatically increase active surface area and hence increases
the performance of fuel cell.
 Active catalytic surface area:

 On increasing the catalytic surface area,subsequently it increases the performance of the fuel
cell.

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