Producing drinking water from hydrogen fuel cells

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 327-335

  Hristovski, Kiril D ^a   Dhanasekaran, Brindha ^a   Tibaquirá, Juan E ^a,b   Posner, Jonathan D ^a   Westerhoff, Paul K ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrogen economy; Potable water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; HARVESTING WATERS; HIGH QUALITY WATER; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; HYDROGEN ECONOMY; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; RESEARCH CENTER; TAP WATER; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; US HOUSEHOLDS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES;

ANTIMONY; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FUEL CELLS; FUEL ECONOMY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; LEACHING; LEAD; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

POTABLE WATER;

ANTIMONY; DRINKING WATER; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; LEAD; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

EID: 77149133130     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.103     Document Type: Article

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