Micro and nano-engineering of fuel cells / editors, Dennis Y.C. Leung, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Power Engineering, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; Jin Xuan, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leung, Dennis Y. C., editor.

Xuan, Jin, editor.

Series:

Sustainable energy developments ; Volume 11.

Sustainable Energy Developments, 2164-0645 ; Volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuel cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Micro and nano-engineering of fuel cells

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fuel cells supply electricity by converting fuels via electrochemical reactions. The energy conversion process is highly efficient. The process is also clean as it produces no or low emission depending on the fuel used. There is a high potential that fuel cells can replace conventional batteries to achieve a higher environmental performance. However, in spite of the attractive system efficiencies and environmental benefits associated with fuel-cell technology, it has proven to be difficult to develop the scientific concepts into commercially viable industrial products. These problems have often come from both scientific and engineering issues. This edited book brings together leading researchers in various fields of engineering science from all over the world discussing the recent trends and needs on micro and nano-engineering of fuel cells, creating new engineering knowledge and optimizing the system on a micro and nano-scale. The small scales discussed in this book are particularly important, because (1) most of the underlying interactions governing the fuel cell performance occur at a scale from nanometers to microns; and (2) some engineering tasks that cannot be accomplished in macro-scale are proven achievable in micro and nano-scales. The book can be categorized into two subject areas: theoretical foundation research and applications research. The latest progress in the engineering science for electrolyte, electrode materials and whole-cell design are covered-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; About the book series; Editorial board; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; About the editors; 1. Pore-scale water transport investigation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells; 2. Reconstruction of PEM fuel cell electrodes with micro- and nano-structures; 3. Multi-scale model techniques for PEMFC catalyst layers; 4. Fabrication of electro-catalytic nano-particles and applications to proton exchange membrane fuel cells; 5. Ordered mesoporous carbon-supported nano-platinum catalysts: application in direct methanol fuel cells

6. Modeling the coupled transport and reaction processes in a micro-solid-oxide fuel cell7. Nano-structural effect on SOFC durability; 8. Micro- and nano-technologies for microbial fuel cells; 9. Microbial fuel cells: the microbes and materials; 10. Modeling and analysis of miniaturized packed-bed reactors for mobile devices powered by fuel cells; 11. Photocatalytic fuel cells; 12. Transport phenomena and reactions in micro-fluidic aluminum-air fuel cells; Book series page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781317806455

131780645X

9781138748644

1138748641

9780429227707

0429227701

OCLC:

908932193