Performance of a catalytic micro-combustor based on Pt/Al2O3/Ni for methanol fuel cell application

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 251, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-57

  Yuan, Wei ^a   Deng, Jun ^a   Zhou, Bo ^a   Zhang, Zhao chun ^a   Tang, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst loading; Catalytic combustor; Ignition; Methanol fuel cell; Preheating; Room temperature combustion

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMBUSTORS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); IGNITION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MODEL STRUCTURES; NICKEL; PREHEATING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CATALYST DISTRIBUTION; CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC COMBUSTORS; COMBUSTION REACTIONS; METHANOL CONVERSION RATES; OPERATING MECHANISM; REACTION PERFORMANCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

LOADING;

EID: 84899902409     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.086     Document Type: Article

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