A comprehensive review of direct borohydride fuel cells

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 183-199

  Ma, Jia ^a   Choudhury, Nurul A ^a   Sahai, Yogeshwar ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell reactions; Direct borohydride fuel cell; Electrodes; Hydrogen peroxide; Operational parameters; Oxygen; Performance; Portable applications; Review

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BOROHYDRIDES; CELL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; POWER SYSTEMS; REDOX PROCESS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRECIOUS METALS;

DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS (DBFC);

EID: 70349607250     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.08.002     Document Type: Review

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