page_title: Direct methanol fuel cell
hierarchical_section_title: Direct methanol fuel cell
context_page_description: Direct-methanol fuel cells or DMFCs are a subcategory of proton-exchange fuel cells in which methanol is used as the fuel. Their main advantage is the ease of transport of methanol, an energy-dense yet reasonably stable liquid at all environmental conditions.
  Whilst the thermodynamic theoretical energy conversion efficiency of a DMFC is 97 %; the currently achievable energy conversion efficiency for operational cells attains 30 % - 40 %. There is intensive research on promising approaches to increase the operational efficiency.
  A more efficient version of a direct fuel cell would play a key role in the theoretical use of methanol as a general energy transport medium, in the hypothesized methanol economy.
context_section_description: Direct-methanol fuel cells or DMFCs are a subcategory of proton-exchange fuel cells in which methanol is used as the fuel. Their main advantage is the ease of transport of methanol, an energy-dense yet reasonably stable liquid at all environmental conditions.
  Whilst the thermodynamic theoretical energy conversion efficiency of a DMFC is 97 %; the currently achievable energy conversion efficiency for operational cells attains 30 % - 40 %. There is intensive research on promising approaches to increase the operational efficiency.
  A more efficient version of a direct fuel cell would play a key role in the theoretical use of methanol as a general energy transport medium, in the hypothesized methanol economy.
caption: Direct-methanol fuel cell
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