Fuel cells: A new, efficient and cleaner power source

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1482-1486

  St Pierre, Jean ^a   Wilkinson, David P ^a  

^a BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; ELECTROLYTE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; OXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMER;

AIR; ALTERNATING CURRENT; BATCH REACTOR; CATALYST; COMBUSTION; COOLING; COST; DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY; DEVICE; DILUTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENGINEERING; EVAPORATION; GAS; HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MECHANICAL STRESS; NOISE; OXIDATION; PARALLEL DESIGN; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; POLLUTANT; PRESSURE; REACTOR; REVIEW; SPACE; STOICHIOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0035389940     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470702     Document Type: Review

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