Direct methanol-air fuel cells for road transportation

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 15-31

  McNicol, B D ^a   Rand, D A J ^b   Williams, K R ^c  

^a The Beeches   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Electric vehicle; Fuel cell; Methanol oxidation; Platinum; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002563222     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(99)00244-X     Document Type: Article

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