The role of carbon dioxide layer prepared by a porous carbon plate in a passive DMFC as a mass transport barrier

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1199-1204

  Nakagawa, Nobuyoshi ^a   Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 gas layer; CO2 pressure; Methanol crossover; Passive DMFC; Pore sructure; Porous carbon plate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW OF GASES; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; PORE STRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE PRESSURE; METHANOL CROSSOVER; POROUS CARBON PLATE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FLOW OF GASES; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; PORE STRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 38049087141     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.07WE153     Document Type: Article

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