Combining thermogalvanic corrosion and thermogalvanic redox couples for improved electrochemical waste heat harvesting

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-79

  Alzahrani, Hassan A H ^a   Black, Jeffrey J ^a   Goonetilleke, Damian ^a   Panchompoo, Janjira ^a   Aldous, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sustainable energy; Thermal energy; Thermocell; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTRODES; IODINE; PLATINUM; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMAL ENERGY; WASTE HEAT; WELDING RODS;

ELECTRICAL CURRENT; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOCELL; WASTE HEAT HARVESTING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84947203694     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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