Direct alcohol fuel cell - Relation between the cell performance and the adsorption of intermediate originating in the catalyst-fuel combinations

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Kobayashi, Takeshi ^a   Otomo, Junichiro ^a   Wen, Ching ju ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Propanol fuel; Adsorbate; Base metal anode catalyst; Direct alcohol fuel cell; Mobile applications

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; METHANOL;

DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELL (DAFC);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0041328567     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00622-0     Document Type: Article

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