Methanol diffusion rates through the anode diffusion layer in direct methanol fuel cells from limiting current measurements

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1199-1206

  Arisetty, Srikanth ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a   Prasad, Ajay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CELLS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOAMS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION RATES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CATALYST LAYER (CL); DIFFUSION LAYERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DFMC); ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS-DIFFUSION LAYER (GDL); LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; LIMITING CURRENTS; METAL FOAMS; METHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; METHANOL DIFFUSIONS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 46149087793     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-007-0355-3     Document Type: Article

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