Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) uses liquid methanol rather than hydrogen. Methanol (CH 3 OH) is mixed with water and fed directly to the fuel cell anode, where it is oxidized on a catalyst layer to form carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions (H + ) and the electrons that travel through the external circuit as the electric output of the fuel cell.
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