Thermodynamics of an aqueous-alkaline/carbonate carbon fuel cell

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2442-2448

  Antal Jr , Michael Jerry ^a   Nihous, Gérard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCARBON FUEL CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL COMBUSTION;

CARBONATES; COMBUSTION; OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS;

FUEL CELLS;

CARBONATES; COMBUSTION; FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 42349115250     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070819m     Document Type: Article

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