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    A Na-ion direct formate fuel cell converting solar fuel to electricity and hydrogen

    Year: 2021

    Journal: J. Power Sources, Volume 499, JUL 1

    Authors: Sun, Xianda; Lou, Yuxuan; He, Ya-Ling; Li, Yinshi

    Organizations: National Natural Science Foundationof China [51776156]

    Keywords: Hydrogen society; Fuel cell; Na-ion direct formate fuel cell; Hydrogen production; Electricity and hydrogen co-produced

    The rapid footstep of hydrogen society drives people to pursue the reliable, energy-saving, and renewable hydrogen production patterns. Herein, an electricity-hydrogen co-produced Na-ion direct formate fuel cell (e-h2 Na-DFFC) is proposed as a conceptual avenue to link the CO2 utilization and H2 society. Using the solar fuelformate that can be readily synthetized from carbon dioxide, we experimentally demonstrate the capability of e-h2 Na-DFFC for continuous co-production of electricity and hydrogen. A proof-of-concept e-h2 Na-DFFC yields a peak power density as high as 168 mW cm-2 at 380 mA cm-2 associating with the hydrogen production rate reaching 2.9 mL min-1 cm-2. More importantly, the approximate 100% purity and over 98.9% Faradic efficiency suggest the great potential of this electricity-hydrogen co-production device. In addition, we explore the scalability, stability and applicability of the e-h2 Na-DFFC. The hydrogen that is produced from the e-h2 Na-DFFC can be directly fed to hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, which presents a peak power density of 546 mW cm-2 and a 35-h stable operation at room temperature. This proposed e-h2 Na-DFFC provides a new pathway for renewable hydrogen production.
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