Progress and perspectives in micro direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8765-8786

  Sundarrajan, Subramanian ^a   Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I ^b,c   Ramakrishna, Seeram ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Material fabrication; Methanol; Micro direct methanol fuel cell; Polymer membranes; Portable electronics

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LABORATORY; ADVANCED MATERIALS; CELL PERFORMANCE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; EXISTING PROBLEMS; FUEL DELIVERY; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; MATERIAL FABRICATION; MEMBRANE SWELLING; MICRO DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; POLYMER MEMBRANE; POLYMER MODIFICATIONS; PORTABLE ELECTRONICS; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INDUSTRY; METHANOL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SWELLING;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84860375560     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.017     Document Type: Review

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