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1 online resource |
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Includes index. |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed September 13, 2018). |
| Contents |
Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction to direct alcohol fuel cells; Abstract; 1.1 What is a direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC)?; 1.2 Working principles; 1.3 Advantages and disadvantages; 1.4 Target applications and markets; 1.5 Main challenges for DAFCs; Chapter summary; 2: Direct alcohol fuel cells basic science; Abstract; 2.1 Direct alcohol fuel cells thermodynamics; 2.2 Electrode kinetics of DAFC reactions; 2.3 Catalysis of electrochemical oxygen reduction and alcohol oxidation; 2.4 Charge transport in DAFCs; 2.5 DAFC mass transfer |
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2.6 DAFC heat transferChapter summary; 3: Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) basic modeling; Abstract; 3.1 Passive DAFCs basic modeling; 3.2 A 1D analytical passive DMFC model; 3.3 Adaptation of the model to ethanol; 3.4 DAFCs mechanistic models; Chapter summary; 4: Experimental methods of characterization; Abstract; 4.1 Overview of testing techniques; 4.2 Fuel cell testing; 4.3 Half-cell testing; 4.4 Lifetime and durability; Chapter summary; 5: Other fuels for direct fuel cells (DFCs); Abstract; 5.1 Direct ethylene glycol fuel cells (DEGFCs); 5.2 Direct glycerol fuel cells (DGFCs) |
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5.3 Direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs)5.4 Direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFCs); 5.5 Overview of different fuel cells; Chapter summary; 6: Development of direct alcohol fuel cells components; Abstract; 6.1 Electrocatalysts-State-of-the-art, goals, and challenges; 6.2 Electrolytes-State-of-the-art, goals, and challenges; 6.3 Diffusion layers-Materials and structure; 6.4 Other components/layers; Chapter summary; 7: Miniaturization of direct alcohol fuel cells: Microfabrication techniques and microfluidic architectures; Abstract |
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7.1 Microfabrication techniques-Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)7.2 Design principles; Chapter summary; 8: Direct alcohol fuel cell stacks; Abstract; 8.1 Stack design principles; 8.2 Mini-micro fuel cell stacks-State-of-the-art; Chapter summary; 9: Case studies-Portable applications of direct alcohol fuel cells; Abstract; 9.1 Overview on the portable DAFCs systems; 9.2 DAFCs prototypes and products; 9.3 Economic perspectives; 9.4 Technical challenges: Durability/performance degradation; Chapter summary; 10: Status and research trends of direct alcohol fuel cell technology; Abstract |
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10.1 Advanced modeling in DAFCs10.2 Competing technologies: DAFCs and lithium batteries; 10.3 Portable DAFC applications: Codes and standards and environmental effects; 10.4 Remaining challenges; 10.5 The next decade; Chapter summary; Index |
| Subject |
Fuel cells.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Fuel cells
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| Added Author |
Oliveira, Vânia Sofia, author.
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Castro Falcăo, Daniela Sofia, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0128118490 9780128118498 (OCoLC)1017580860 |
| ISBN |
9780128118986 (electronic bk.) |
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0128118989 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128118498 (print) |
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0128118490 |
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AU@ 000063975199 |
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AU@ 000064298933 |
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UKMGB 019052085 |
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