A miniaturized methanol reformer with Si-based microreactor for a small PEMFC

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1092-1101

  Kawamura, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Ogura, Naotsugu ^a   Yamamoto, Tadao ^a   Igarashi, Akira ^b  

^a CASIO   (Japan)

^b KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Fuel processing; Methanol reforming; Microfabrication; Microreactors; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COATINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; PROTONS; SILICON;

FUEL PROCESSING; METHANOL REFORMING; MICROFABRICATION; MICROREACTORS; REACTION ENGINEERING;

FUEL CELLS;

CATALYSIS; METHANOL; REACTOR;

EID: 29344474004     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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