Deals with an analysis of materials issues, status of technologies and potential applications of direct methanol fuel cells. This book discusses the technology of direct methanol fuel cells with regard to fabrication methodologies for the manufacturing of catalysts, electrolytes membrane-electrode assemblies, stack hardware and system design.
This book deals with an analysis of materials issues, status of technologies and potential applications of direct methanol fuel cells. The principle of operation of direct methanol fuel cells and the status of knowledge in the basic research areas are presented. The technology of direct methanol fuel cells is discussed in this book with particular regard to fabrication methodologies for the manufacturing of catalysts, electrolytes membrane-electrode assemblies, stack hardware and system design.
Introduction; Basic Aspects of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells; Development of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Components & Devices; DMFC Applications; Fundamental Aspects: Status of Knowledge; Technology Development; Techno-economical Challenges; Conclusion; References; Tables; Captions to Figures; Index.