Overview
- Multi-author contributed volume featuring an emerging technology
- Contains contributions from experts in industry and academia
- Of interest to fuel cell researchers and green energy policy
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Materials, Performance, Durability and Applications begins with an introductory overview of direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC); it focuses on the main goals and challenges in the areas of materials development, performance, and commercialization. The preparation and the properties of the anodic catalysts used for the oxidation of methanol, higher alcohols, and alcohol tolerant cathodes are then described. The membranes used as proton conductors in DAFC are examined, as well as alkaline membranes, focusing on the electrical conductivity and alcohol permeability. The use of different kinds of carbon materials as catalyst supports, gas diffusion layers, and current collectors in DAFC is also discussed. State of the art of the modeling is used to estimate performance and durability. The closing chapter reviews the use of DAFC in portable equipment and mobile devices and features a detailed discussion on the mechanisms of component degradation which limits their durability.
This book is written to facilitate the understanding of DAFC technology, applications, and future challenges. It is an excellent introduction for electrochemical and material engineers interested in small fuel cells as portable energy sources, scientists focused on materials science for energy production and storage, as well as policy-makers in the area of renewable energies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells
Book Subtitle: Materials, Performance, Durability and Applications
Editors: Horacio R. Corti, Ernesto R. Gonzalez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7708-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7707-1Published: 16 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7810-7Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7708-8Published: 02 December 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 370
Number of Illustrations: 202 b/w illustrations
Topics: Catalysis, Electrochemistry, Renewable and Green Energy