Contents

• Introduction (Fuel Cell technology)

• Direct Biomass fuel cell catalysed by polyoxometalates.

• Concept

• Experimental Method

• Results and Discussion

Biomass
• A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy of a fuel into
electricity.
Region 1

Region 2

Region 3
Initial Fuel Cell test

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Results
𝑉𝐼 3− 𝑉𝐼 𝑉 3−
  ° 𝑅𝑇 [ 𝑃 𝑀𝑜 12 𝑂 40 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑒 [ 𝐻 𝑛 𝑃 𝑀𝑜 12 −𝑛 𝑀𝑜 𝑛 𝑂 40 ] 𝑐𝑎𝑡h𝑜𝑑𝑒
𝐸 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 =¿ 𝐸 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 − ln 3 − 3 −
𝑛𝐹 [ 𝐻 𝑛 𝑃 𝑀𝑜 𝑉𝐼 𝑉 𝑉𝐼
12 −𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑛 𝑂 40 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑒 [
𝑃 𝑀𝑜 12 𝑂 40 ] 𝑐𝑎𝑡h𝑜𝑑𝑒
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90 degrees
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