MEMS-based components of a miniature fuel cell/fuel reformer system

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Tanaka, Shuji ^a   Chang, Kuei Sung ^a   Min, Kyong Bok ^a   Satoh, Daisuke ^a   Yoshida, Kazushi ^b   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ELECTROLYTES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PROPANE;

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS (PEFC);

FUEL CELLS;

BUTANE; FUEL CELL; PROPANE;

EID: 2542451152     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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