Technologies for measurement of reactant concentration in direct methanol fuel cells

Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2413-2421

  Guo, Hang ^a   Nie, Zhihua ^a   Ye, Fang ^a   Ma, Chongfang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration; Direct methanol fuel cells(DMFC); Sensor

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RANGE; BASIC PRINCIPLES; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATION; DIRECT METHANOL; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUEL UTILIZATION; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; MINIATURE ELECTRONICS; POROUS ELECTRODES; POWER SOURCES; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; SENSORS;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 80052816749     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2011.09.005     Document Type: Review

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