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An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly, a conductive anode assembly that is permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air, and a conductive cathode assembly that is permeable to methanol and directly contacting a liquid methanol source. Wate

An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly, a conductive anode assembly that is permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air, and a conductive cathode assembly that is permeable to methanol and directly contacting a liquid methanol source. Water loss from the cell is minimized by making the conductive cathode assembly hydrophobic and the conductive anode assembly hydrophilic.

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1. An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell operated comprising:a liquid methanol reservoir; a membrane electrode assembly (MEA); a conductive cathode assembly contacting the MEA, permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air; a conductive anode assembly contacting the MEA, permeable to me

1. An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell operated comprising:a liquid methanol reservoir; a membrane electrode assembly (MEA); a conductive cathode assembly contacting the MEA, permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air; a conductive anode assembly contacting the MEA, permeable to methanol and arranged directly adjacent the liquid methanol reservoir and connected to contact liquid methanol from the liquid methanol reservoir; and the conductive cathode assembly is hydrophobic and the conductive anode assembly is hydrophilic.