An environmentally friendly water-activated manganese dioxide battery

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Vuorilehto, K ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Enviornment; Magnesium; Manganese dioxide; Overpotential; Water activated battery

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; HEAT LOSSES; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; RADIOSONDES;

WATER-ACTIVATED BATTERIES;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES;

EID: 0037260739     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022958631899     Document Type: Article

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