High power passive μDMFC with low catalyst loading for small power generation

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 821-825

  Ahmad, M M ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Yaakub, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

DMFC; Catalyst loading; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; CATALYST LOADINGS; DMFC CATALYSTS; HIGH-POWER; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; MICRO DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; OPTIMAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER OUT PUT;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPTIMIZATION;

LOADING;

EID: 75149156293     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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