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Energy & Environmental Science

A new journal linking all aspects of the chemical sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science.




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Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 849 - 852, DOI: 10.1039/b906216e


On-chip fuel cells for safe and high-power operation: investigation of alcohol fuel solutions

Satoshi Tominaka, Hiroshi Nishizeko, Sousuke Ohta and Tetsuya Osaka


An on-chip fuel cell, of membraneless, air-breathing and monolithic design, was proven to operate on a different fuel (methanol, ethanol or 2-propanol) solution containing an acidic ion-conductor (sulfuric acid) or a neutral one (phosphate buffer).

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