Water management issues for direct borohydride/peroxide fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0245011-0245015

  Lux, Scott ^a   Gu, Lifeng ^b   Kopec, Grant ^b   Bernas, Robert ^b   Miley, George ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrogen peroxide; Sodium borohydride; Water management

Indexed keywords

BACK DIFFUSION; BULK SOLUTIONS; CATHODE SOLUTIONS; CONCENTRATION CHANGE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; RUNTIMES; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SOLUBILITY LIMITS; WATER ADDITION; WATER DYNAMICS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAG; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SODIUM;

FUEL TANKS;

EID: 77955449814     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3176218     Document Type: Article

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