Self-Pumping membraneless miniature fuel cell with an air-breathing cathode

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Hur, Janet I ^a   Meng, Dennis Desheng ^b   Kim, Chang Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble pumping; fuel tolerant; membraneless; micro fuel cells; self pumping

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; CHECK VALVES; DIRECT FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTROLYTE MIXTURES; FUEL-TOLERANT; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS SEPARATORS; HYDROPHOBIC VENTING; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANELESS; MICROFUEL CELL; MICROPOROUS; MINIATURE FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN TANKS; PRESSURIZED OXYGEN; PROPOSED ARCHITECTURES; SELF-PUMPING; SINGLE CHANNELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS (FAFC); OXYGEN SUPPLY; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS;

PUMPS;

EID: 84859710618     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2176920     Document Type: Article

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