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- Calcatelli, A., et al.
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Results of the regional key comparison EUROMET.M.P-K1.a in the pressure range from 0.1 Pa to 1000 Pa
- 2005
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Ingår i: Metrologia. - 0026-1394 .- 1681-7575. ; 42:SUPPL.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Within EUROMET a regional key comparison (EUROMET.M.P-K1.a) was performed in order to compare national vacuum standards in the pressure range from 0.1 Pa to 1000 Pa. The participants were BNM-LNE (France), CEM (Spain), OMH (Hungary), IMGC-CNR (Italy), NPL (United Kingdom), MIKES (Finland), PTB (Germany), NMi (The Netherlands), SP (Sweden) and UME (Turkey). IMGC-CNR acted as pilot laboratory. The measurements were carried out from November 1998 to April 2002. The chosen pressure values (from 0.1 Pa to 1000 Pa) cover the most commonly required range for calibration in low-pressure applications. The transfer standards were commercially available capacitance diaphragm gauges (CDGs): one of them was prepared for the comparison by BNM-LNE (Fr) and two were prepared by IMGC-CNR (It). Two sensors had 133 Pa full scale (one absolute and one relative used as absolute) and one 1333 Pa full scale (absolute). For the two 133 Pa full scale sensors seven pressure steps were generated between 0.1 Pa and 100 Pa; for the 1333 Pa full scale sensor nine pressure steps were generated generally between 0.1 Pa and 1000 Pa. The uncertainty of the generated pressure was reported by each participant in the tables of the results that consisted in the generated pressure value, the uncertainty of the generated pressure, the reading of the gauge and the temperature of the standard at each target pressure. The pilot laboratory has analysed the results, after application of the correction for thermal transpiration, in terms of gauge factors for each gauge, and the combined uncertainty was evaluated by considering, besides the component due to the standards, taking into account the components due to the transfer standards to guarantee a uniform uncertainty analysis for all the participants. At each target pressure a EUROMET reference pressure was calculated; finally the difference between the pressures generated by each laboratory from the reference values was calculated and compared with its expanded uncertainty. The results of most of the laboratories showed a good agreement with the reference values. Only a few values of two laboratories were significantly off the reference values. From the available data a linkage to the CCM.P-K4 key comparison results from 1 Pa to 1000 Pa was possible by means of the results of three laboratories in the (1-30) Pa range and two for the (100-1000) Pa range who took part in both the comparisons. Main text. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database kcdb.bipm.org/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCM, according to the provisions of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).
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- Spets, J.-P, et al.
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Direct-Mode Glucose Fuel Cells with Near-Neutral-State Electrolytes : Anode Electrode Studies with Different Catalysts and Electrolytes
- 2009
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Ingår i: The Open Fuels & Energy Science Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1876-973X. ; 2, s. 82-86
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the present study, a direct-mode glucose fuel cell with a neutral-state and near-neutral-state aqueous electrolytes is studied. The near-neutral state electrolytes are important for two reasons. Firstly, the pH of the electrolytes would be near the pH of liquid in living cells. Secondly, the neutral electrolyte would enable good corrosion resistance of catalyst materials. Three different catalyst materials, i.e. Pt-Pd, Raney-Ni and Ni-porphyrin complex, are tested in an anode half-cell configuration with one neutral-state (battery water) and with two near-neutral-state aqueous electrolytes, i.e. modified Krebs-Ringer (K-R) and phosphate, both buffered to a pH value of 7.4. Pt-Pd catalyst in the aqueous K-R electrolyte maintains the negative voltage of the anode half cell with higher current densities that the nickel catalysts do. To estimate the operation of the direct-mode glucose fuel cell, the K-R electrolyte from the anode half-cell tests is tested also in the cathode half-cell with combined catalyst of cobalt porphyrin complex and of spinel. The open circuit voltages and polarisation curves are measured. Also, preliminary results and oxidation degrees of glucose in the tests are shown. Based on our half cell measurements, there are high development demands for the electro-catalysts, which could work efficiently in the near-neutral-state electrolytes.
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- Spets, J.-P, et al.
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Starch and cellulose as fuel sources for low temperature direct mode fuel cells
- 2008
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Ingår i: The Open Fuel Cells Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1875-9327. ; 1, s. 1-3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper is a study about a direct mode fuel cell with a near-neutral-state and alkaline electrolytes. The aim of study was to develop a fuel cell, which operates directly by mixing the fuel with the electrolyte. This arrangement helps to avoid inserting membranes and additional bacterial cultures in fuel cell. The target is also to create a fuel cell with a capacity of few mWcm-2 with the starch as a fuel. Also, glucose and sorbitol have been tested as fuel for the fuel cell.
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- Spets, J.-P, et al.
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The Progress in the Ongoing Development Work : Enhancement of GlucoseElectro-Oxidation in Direct-Mode Fuel Cells - An Update
- 2009
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Ingår i: The Open Fuel Cells Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1875-9327. ; 2, s. 11-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study deals with the R&D regarding the direct glucose fuel cell with a capacity of increasing the power density with glucose as a fuel. The direct-mode fuel cell in which the fuel and the alkaline electrolyte are mixed with each other is tested at room temperature. The direct-mode fuel cell is exposed to an externally generated electromagnetic field with 4 GHz sine signals between electrodes to cause both the splitting of the fuel molecule and the electrochemical oxidation. As a result from the use of the higher frequency signals, a maximum current density of 15 mAcm-2 has been achieved with the total voltage of 0.5 V.
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