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Whats the big deal? The fuels: water and aluminum
Building on the work of Professor Masao Watanabe of the Muroran Institute of Technology, Maxell has further improved the hydrogen generation process and developed a new aluminium particulate conversion process to the point where it can generate 1.3 litres of hydrogen for each gram of aluminium. The company envisages that continuous, long term power output suitable for a laptop PC or emergency power would be available by exchanging cartridges (containing the aluminum and water),
In addition Maxell has developed a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA), one of key components of fuel cells, with a power density of 280mW/cm2 at room temperature.
In addition Maxell has developed a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA), one of key components of fuel cells, with a power density of 280mW/cm2 at room temperature.