Review: Direct ethanol fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9438-9453

  Kamarudin, M Z F ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Masdar, M S ^a   Daud, W R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Direct alcohol fuel cell; Direct ethanol fuel cell; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELLS (DAFC); ENERGY RESOURCES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 84879976405     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.059     Document Type: Article

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