Development of an in situ chemical vapor deposition method for an alumina catalyst bed in a suspended membrane micro fuel reformer

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Takahashi, Tomokazu ^a   Tanaka, Shuji ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; MICROFUEL REFORMERS; SPACE VELOCITY (SV); THERMAL ISOLATION;

FUEL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33747265788     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/9/S06     Document Type: Article

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