Nano Fuel Cell

Prepared By :
Mr. Nikunj M. Mehta.
( Roll No : 09 )

Guided By :
Mr. Suhel Shaikh.
Mr. Ketan Bhavsar.
 # Introduction #
Nano fuel cell=Nanotechnology + Fuel cell

 Fuel cell
 Nanotechnology
 # Chapter 1 : Fuel cell #

Fuel cell:
 Harnesses chemical energy
trapped in hydrogen gas
 Converts it into the kinetic
energy we know as electricity.
 Without fossil fuels,
combustion, or polluting
emissions.
# Chemistry of fuel cell #
 # Benefits & application #

Benefits:
 No pollution,
 Flexibility in types of fuels,
 Safe, quite & reliable,
 Run for continuous long period.
Applications:
 small enough to power a cellular
phone & large enough to power a
town,
 In all vehicles: cars, buses, trains,
boats, jet skis, motor cycles etc.
 In our Gemini, Apollo & space-
shuttle missions.
 Remote & portable power are
two important early application.
# Nanotechnology #
 # What is Nanotechnology? #
 It is a hybrid science combining engineering
& chemistry.

1 nanometer = 10^-9 meter

 Working with matter at the
scale of 1 billionth of a meter!
 It refers to research being done
at atomic or molecular level of
less than 100 nanometers.
 Atoms and molecules stick together because
they have complementary shapes that lock
together, or charges that attract. As millions of
these atoms are piece together by
“nanomachines” , a specific product will begin
to take shape.

 The goal of nanotechnology

is to manipulate atoms
individually and place them in a
pattern to produce a desired
structure.
 # Origin #
 Nanotechnology was first
introduced in 1959, by the Nobel
Prize-winning physicist Richard
Feynman.

 Feynman's idea remained

largely undiscussed until the
mid-80s.
 Many experts foresee its
arrival between 2010 and
2020.
 # Cutting edge research #
 A major limitation of the cell is the onboard
hydrogen storage.
 But by this technology we can store h2 in the
much smaller tanks( of nanoscale).

The methods of direct

storage that appear to be the
most promising are those of
Glass microspheres,
Carbon nanotube,
Graphite nanofibers.
 # Glass microspheres #
 They are glass bubbles ranging in size from
25 to 500 microns in diameter, with a
thickness of about 1 micron.

 Then they are heated to

temperatures of 200 to 400
degrees Celsius,
When the temperature is
lowered, the spheres trap the
hydrogen inside. When reheated,
the hydrogen can escape for use.
The following process is followed to allow
hydrogen to be stored in the carbon:
 They are first washed in acid & then heated to
900 degrees C and put under a vacuum,

 H2 is then pumped into the system at a

pressure of 120 atm. The h2 can then
be released by gradually reducing the
pressure.
 The pressure where the h2 gas will
cause to be released from the carbon
tubes has also yet to be determined.
 # Bucky Balls #
 the H2 molecule is shown as
the space-filling model in
the center, and the host C60
molecule is shown as a stick
model.
 Bucky balls are hollow
clusters of 60 carbon
atoms, shaped like soccer
balls.
 The C60 molecule has the special property
of being able to absorb large numbers of
hydrogen atoms without disrupting the
bucky ball structure.
# Tandem cell #
 # Conclusion #
"If we want future generations to enjoy the same kind
of mobility we have become accustomed to, the fuel cell
is now the viable option in light of our planet's limited
fossil fuel energy resources."

Nanotechnology will improve

the performance of fuel cell
drastically. By the use of nano
technology one can run his/her
vehicles by filling fuel only once
in a year…. Isn’t it amazing?
Thank You