Optimization of mesh-based anodes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 0310101-0310119

  Chetty, Raghuram ^a,b,c   Scott, Keith ^a   Kundu, Shankhamala ^b   Muhler, Martin ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Binary; DMFC; Fuel cells; Methanol oxidation; Ternary electrocatalyst; Ti mesh

Indexed keywords

DMFC; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL OXIDATION; RU CATALYSTS; SINGLE FUELS; TERNARY CATALYSTS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; TITANIUM MESHES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PHOTORESISTS; PLATINUM; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

EID: 77955449210     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3117605     Document Type: Article

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