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Problem Statement:

Fuel cell with self pumping and self-breathing http://gyti.techpedia.in/files/GYTI-BOOK-color.pdf


Detail:

A paper based fuel cell, which uses capillary driven pumping (because of porous fibre network present on its surface) to pump the fluids. Unlike traditional fuel cells, the paper based fuel cell works on self-pumping and self-breathing mode with low consumption of the liquid fuel and electrolyte to generate energy for very long time. The novelty of this device is that the fuel flows through capillary transport mechanism without use of an external pump and the oxygen is obtained through the porous pencil stroked graphite electrodes from quiescent air. The developed micro-fuel cell produces power density of 32 mW/cm2 with potential up to 330 mV. The miniaturized paper fuel cell is reusable and can have several potential applications having low energy requirements.


About the Innovator

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Ravi Kumar Arun
Address: Indian Institute of Technology
City: Jammu
State: Jammu &Kashmir
PIN Code 181221

Email: ravi.arun@iitjammu.ac.in
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Practice Details

Link:  Power density of 32 mW/cm2 with potential up to 330 mV.  The fuel flows through capillary transport mechanism without use of an external pump.  The oxygen is obtained through the porous pencil stroked graphite electrodes from quiescent air. http://gyti.techpedia.in/files/GYTI-BOOK-color.pdf http://doi.org/10.1039/C4LC00029C
Manufacturing Capacity: a) Turnkey solution
Problem Scale: 1) India 2) Around the world
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GIAN Reference: GIAN/UAL/1346

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