High power direct methanol fuel cell with a porous carbon nanofiber anode layer

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 946-954

  Zainoodin, A M ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Masdar, M S ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Mohamad, A B ^a   Sahari, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrode

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSTS; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; METHANOL; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYST EFFICIENCY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PERFORMANCE OF DMFC; POROUS CARBON NANOFIBERS; PORTABLE POWER SOURCES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 84883804436     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.066     Document Type: Article

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