Micro & Nano-Engineering of Fuel Cells

Micro & Nano-Engineering of Fuel Cells

by Dennis Y.C. Leung, Jin Xuan
Released April 2015
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781315815077

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Book description

Fuel cells are clean and efficient energy conversion devices expected to be the next generation power source. During more than 17 decades of research and development, various types of fuel cells have been developed with a view to meet the different energy demands and application requirements. Scientists have devoted a great deal of time and effort to the development and commercialization of fuel cells important for our daily lives. However, abundant issues, ranging from mechanistic study to system integration, still need to be figured out before massive applications can be used. Miniaturization is one of the main bottlenecks for the advancement and further development of fuel cells. Thus, research on miniaturization of fuel cells as well as understanding the micro and nano structural effect on fuel cell performance are necessary and of great interest to solve the challenges ahead.

In this book, internationally acclaimed experts illustrate how micro & nano engineering technology can be applied as a way of removing the restrictions presently faced by fuel cells both technically and theoretically. Through the twelve well designed chapters, major issues related to the miniaturization of different types of fuel cells are addressed. Theory focusing on micro and nano scale mechanics are outlined to better optimize the performance of fuel cells from laboratory scale to industrial scale. This book will be a good reference to those scientists and researchers interested in developing fuel cells through micro and nano scale engineering.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/5)
  2. Front Cover (2/5)
  3. Front Cover (3/5)
  4. Front Cover (4/5)
  5. Front Cover (5/5)
  6. Table of contents
  7. About the book series (1/5)
  8. About the book series (2/5)
  9. About the book series (3/5)
  10. About the book series (4/5)
  11. About the book series (5/5)
  12. Editorial board (1/5)
  13. Editorial board (2/5)
  14. Editorial board (3/5)
  15. Editorial board (4/5)
  16. Editorial board (5/5)
  17. List of contributors
  18. Preface
  19. About the editors
  20. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (1/8)
  21. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (2/8)
  22. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (3/8)
  23. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (4/8)
  24. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (5/8)
  25. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (6/8)
  26. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (7/8)
  27. 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (8/8)
  28. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (1/7)
  29. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (2/7)
  30. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (3/7)
  31. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (4/7)
  32. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (5/7)
  33. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (6/7)
  34. 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures (7/7)
  35. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (1/6)
  36. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (2/6)
  37. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (3/6)
  38. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (4/6)
  39. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (5/6)
  40. 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers (6/6)
  41. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (1/8)
  42. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2/8)
  43. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (3/8)
  44. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (4/8)
  45. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (5/8)
  46. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (6/8)
  47. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (7/8)
  48. 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (8/8)
  49. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (1/6)
  50. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (2/6)
  51. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (3/6)
  52. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (4/6)
  53. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (5/6)
  54. 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells (6/6)
  55. 6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell (1/5)
  56. 6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell (2/5)
  57. 6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell (3/5)
  58. 6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell (4/5)
  59. 6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell (5/5)
  60. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (1/6)
  61. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (2/6)
  62. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (3/6)
  63. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (4/6)
  64. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (5/6)
  65. 7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability (6/6)
  66. 8. Micro- and nano-technologies for microbial fuel cells (1/4)
  67. 8. Micro- and nano-technologies for microbial fuel cells (2/4)
  68. 8. Micro- and nano-technologies for microbial fuel cells (3/4)
  69. 8. Micro- and nano-technologies for microbial fuel cells (4/4)
  70. 9. Microbial fuel cells: the microbes and materials (1/4)
  71. 9. Microbial fuel cells: the microbes and materials (2/4)
  72. 9. Microbial fuel cells: the microbes and materials (3/4)
  73. 9. Microbial fuel cells: the microbes and materials (4/4)
  74. 10. Modeling and analysis of miniaturized packed-bed reactors for mobile devices powered by fuel cells (1/3)
  75. 10. Modeling and analysis of miniaturized packed-bed reactors for mobile devices powered by fuel cells (2/3)
  76. 10. Modeling and analysis of miniaturized packed-bed reactors for mobile devices powered by fuel cells (3/3)
  77. 11. Photocatalytic fuel cells (1/4)
  78. 11. Photocatalytic fuel cells (2/4)
  79. 11. Photocatalytic fuel cells (3/4)
  80. 11. Photocatalytic fuel cells (4/4)
  81. 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells (1/5)
  82. 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells (2/5)
  83. 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells (3/5)
  84. 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells (4/5)
  85. 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells (5/5)
  86. Book series page

Product information

  • Title: Micro & Nano-Engineering of Fuel Cells
  • Author(s): Dennis Y.C. Leung, Jin Xuan
  • Release date: April 2015
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781315815077