Performance of air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell with anion-exchange membrane

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 768-773

  Kim, Jin Ho ^a   Kim, Hae Kyoung ^b   Hwang, Kwang Taek ^a   Lee, Jai Young ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Korean Adv Inst of Sci/Eng   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Alkaline fuel cells; Anion exchange membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING; ALKALINE MEMBRANES; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; AREA RESISTANCE; CONSTANT VOLTAGE; DECAY RATE; DIRECT METHANOL ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; DURABILITY TEST; KOH SOLUTION; LABORATORY SCALE; MAXIMUM VALUES; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENTS; POWER DENSITIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; DECAY (ORGANIC); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

CELLS;

EID: 74149094871     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.10.100     Document Type: Article

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