Recent Trends in Fuel Cell Science and Technology

2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-35537-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 375 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 746 g

This book covers all the proposed fuel cell systems including PEMFC, SOFC, PAFC, MCFC, regenerative fuel cells, direct alcohol fuel cells, and small fuel cells to replace batteries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Basu, S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Elektrochemie, Magnetochemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Reaktionstechnik (incl. Katalyse, Elektrolyse)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

to Fuel Cells.- Electro-Analytical Techniques in Fuel Cell Research and Development.- Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell.- Fundamentals of Gas Diffusion Layers in PEM Fuel Cells.- Water Problem in PEMFC.- Micro Fuel Cells.- Direct Alcohol and Borohydride Alkaline Fuel Cells.- Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Technology.- Carbonate Fuel Cell: Principles and Applications.- Direct Conversion of Coal Derived Carbon in Fuel Cells.- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Principles, Designs and State-of-the-Art in Industries.- Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.- Fuel Cell Power-Conditioning Systems.- Future Directions of Fuel Cell Science and Technology.

Über Autor(innen)

After completing Ph.D. (I.I.Sc., Bangalore) in Chemical Engineering, Dr. S. Basu joined Department of Chemical & Material Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada as post-doc fellow in 1994 and continued there as post-doc fellow and visiting faculty up to 1997. He joined Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as Assistant Professor in 1998. He initiated fuel cell development program at IIT Delhi with support of the Ministry of Nonconventional Energy Sources, India. Many Ph.D. students are working on these projects. He has published 25 papers in international journals with high citation index and presented 7 papers in international conferences and 6 in national conferences and one patent filed. He has visited University of Alberta, Canada in 2000 and 2002 as visiting Professor. Currently, he is executive council member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) and Hon. Secretary of IIChE, Northern Regional Centre.