Surface modification of carbon fuels for direct carbon fuel cells

The direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) is a promising power-generation device that has much higher efficiency (80%) and less emissions than conventional coal-fired power plants. Two commercial carbons (activated carbon and carbon black) pre-treated with HNO3, HC1 or air plasma are tested in a DCFC. The...

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Main Authors: Li, X., Zhu, Z., Chen, J., De Marco, Roland, Dicks, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30148