A complete miniaturized microstructured methanol fuel processor/fuel cell system for low power applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1374-1382

  Men, Yong ^a   Kolb, Gunther ^a   Zapf, Ralf ^a   Tiemann, David ^a   Wichert, Martin ^a   Hessel, Volker ^a   Löwe, Holger ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel processor; Hydrogen production; Methanol steam reforming; Microstructured reactor

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL FUELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 39849087078     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.024     Document Type: Article

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