Toward using porous metal-fiber sintered plate as anodic methanol barrier in a passive direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 13510-13521

  Yuan, Wei ^a   Tang, Yong ^a   Yang, Xiaojun ^a   Wan, Zhenping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Methanol barrier; Methanol crossover; Passive direct methanol fuel cell; Porous metal fiber sintered plate; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

ANODIC METHANOL; CELL PERFORMANCE; CURRENT COLLECTOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MACROPOROUS MATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER MECHANISM; MASS TRANSFER PROCESS; METHANOL BARRIERS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; OPEN RATIO; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PASSIVE DMFC; POROUS METAL-FIBER SINTERED PLATE; SOLID-PHASE;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; FIBERS; MASS TRANSFER; METAL CUTTING; METALS; METHANOL; PLATE METAL; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SINTERING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

POROUS PLATES;

EID: 84865529584     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.094     Document Type: Article

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