Response of a direct methanol fuel cell to fuel change

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 11642-11648

  Leo, T J ^a   Raso, M A ^b   Navarro, E ^a   De La Blanca, E Sánchez ^b   Villanueva, M ^a   Moreno, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol change; Bipolar plate; DMFC; Ethanol; Performance; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; STEEL CORROSION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BIPOLAR PLATES; CORROSION STUDIES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; LINEAR DEPENDENCE; PERFORMANCE; POLARIZATION CURVES; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 77957331325     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.115     Document Type: Article

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