A Short Review on SPEEK-Based Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) for Automotive Power Systems

Norazlianie Sazali; Mohd Fairusham Ghazali; Juhana Jaafar; Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman

Authors

Norazlianie Sazali Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Mohd Fairusham Ghazali Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Juhana Jaafar Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) (SPEEK), automotive industries

Abstract

This review paper is to explain the currenttechnology of SPEEK-based direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for automotive power systems. These green technology devices have received worldwide recognition and the product prototype was successfully tested in house. The primary objective of the reviewis to explainthe production of SPEEK-based DMFC for automotive power systems, replacing a petrol and diesel used in a currently commercialize car fuel. The other objective is to produce SPEEK-based DMFC which has been proven via lab scale analysis to have better performance than commercially available Nafion® membrane for DMFC. The SPEEK-DMFC is a noiseless, environmentally friendly device and possess longer lifetime compare to the available petrol or diesel currently available in petrol station.