Conceptual design and statistical overview on the design of a passive DMFC single cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5972-5980

  Yousefi, Sasan ^a   Zohoor, Mehdi ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Current collector; Membrane electrolyte assembly; Passive direct methanol fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTROLYTES; GOLD COATINGS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS;

CATALYST LOADINGS; CURRENT COLLECTOR; DIRECT METHANOL; MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PASSIVE DMFC; SINGLE CELLS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84897411520     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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