Influence of methanol crossover on the fuel utilization of passive direct methanol fuel cell

The effect of methanol crossover on the fuel utilization of a passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) was reported. The results revealed that the Faradaic efficiency decreased from 46.9 to 17.4% when methanol concentration increased from 1.0 to 8.0 mol L^-1 at the lower current density 11.1 m A cm^-2. However, the Faradaic efficiency increased from 14.7 to 31.3% when methanol concentration increased from 1.0 to 8.0 mol L^-1 at a higher current density of 44.4 mA cm^-2. On the other hand, although the amount of methanol was increased, the Faradaic efficiency did not change, obviously due to the uniform methanol crossover and methanol diffusion at the same methanol concentration and constant current.