LEADER 00000cam a2200397 i 4500 001 18489409 005 20150828083548.0 008 150211s2015 flua b 001 0 eng 010 2015005650 020 9780415644396 (hardback) 020 |z9781315815077 (ebook PDF) 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|erda|dDLC 042 pcc 050 00 TK2931|b.M523 2015 082 00 621.31/2429|223 100 Dennis Y.C. Leung 245 00 Micro & nano-engineering of fuel cells /|ceditors, Dennis Y.C. Leung,Jin Xuan, 246 3 Micro and nano-engineering of fuel cells 264 1 Boca Raton :|bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,|c[2015] 300 xxxiv, 301pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c26 cm. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 490 0 Sustainable energy developments,|x2164-0645 ;|vvolume 11 500 "A Balkema book." 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "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 & 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"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Fuel cells. 650 7 SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical.|2bisacsh 650 7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical. |2bisacsh 650 7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Nanotechnology & MEMS.|2bisacsh 700 1 Leung, Dennis Y.C. 700 1 Xuan, Jin.
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