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New Formic Acid Fuel Cell Orientations to Reduce the Cost of Cell Components

Holtkamp, John Calvin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1257239630

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2009, Master of Science in Engineering (MSEgr), Wright State University, Materials Science and Engineering.
Formic acid fuel cells show the potential of outperforming or replacing direct methanol fuel cells. A number of issues need to be overcome in order for fuel cells, specifically formic acid fuel cells, to be seriously considered for use in small electronic devices. One of the largest issues inhibiting the commercial success of fuel cells is the cost of the components. The catalyst and ion-conducting membrane, key components in a fuel cell, are both expensive. With the current amount of costly materials needed to construct a fuel cell, fuel cells will have limited success in becoming mainstream power sources in the near future. The focus of this research is to construct a new formic acid fuel cell orientation which can replace the expensive ion-conducting membrane with a more cost effective component.
Bor Zeng B. Jang, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Hong Huang, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Henry D. Young, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Xiaodong Zhang, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Joseph F. Thomas, Jr., Ph.D. (Other)
George P. G. Huang, P.E., Ph.D. (Other)
105 p.
Energy; Engineering; Materials Science
fuel cell; formic acid; hybrid

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  • Holtkamp, J. C. (2009). New Formic Acid Fuel Cell Orientations to Reduce the Cost of Cell Components [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1257239630

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Holtkamp, John. New Formic Acid Fuel Cell Orientations to Reduce the Cost of Cell Components. 2009. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1257239630.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Holtkamp, John. "New Formic Acid Fuel Cell Orientations to Reduce the Cost of Cell Components." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1257239630

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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