Research Article
n-Hexadecane Fuel for a Phosphoric Acid Direct Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell
Figure 1
Diagram of a modified Bagotsky anode reaction mechanism: H(CH2)NCH3 = hexadecane if , +OH = Hydroxylation, −H = Dehydrogenation, and bc = C–C bond cleavage. Two reactions are not shown, water dissociation H2O = H + OH and the electrochemical reaction H = H+ + e−.