A review and comparative assessment of direct ammonia fuel cells

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress

Volumn 5, Issue , 2018, Pages 568-578

  Siddiqui, Osamah ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Comparative assessment; Efficiency; Energy; Fuel cells; Hydrogen

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CERIUM OXIDE; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; OXYGEN; SAMARIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TEMPERATURE;

CELL PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DIRECT AMMONIA FUEL CELLS; ENERGY; ION-CONDUCTING; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN IONS; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PERFORMANCE; SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELL;

AMMONIA;

EID: 85044846151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24519049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2018.02.011     Document Type: Article

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