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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Research and Development of Metal-Air Fuel Cells

Authors : Erdong Wang, Zhao Yan, Qianfeng Liu, Jianxin Gao, Min Liu, Gongquan Sun

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Abstract

Metal-air fuel cells (MAFCs) are a kind of electrochemical devices that can directly convert the chemical energy stored in metals fuels (e.g., Mg, Al or Zn) or their alloys into electricity. Strictly, MAFCs and metal-air batteries are different, that is, the former one can continue to produce electricity by the metal fuels replacement, and the latter one is only one-time use.

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Metadata
Title
Research and Development of Metal-Air Fuel Cells
Authors
Erdong Wang
Zhao Yan
Qianfeng Liu
Jianxin Gao
Min Liu
Gongquan Sun
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-71370-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-71371-7

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71371-7_9