Methanol... "wood alcohol" ....is arguably something that can be derived as a biofuel even if present-day manufacturing is often from fossil fuels.
Thx for this article. I think/hope we are getting closer and closer to trying such a device in public. I'm a little concerned about Methanol's hazardous health effects if distributed so widely as an everyday chemical for billions of people to use. The thing with DMFC is the high-power isn't there. So, I don't think you see attempts at it too often in vehicular fuel cells, but you do see it with these low-power-requirement devices. If you do see DMFC with vehicles, maybe it's with a higher-power device, such as a battery or other technology, that can overcome the lack of high power delivery (e.g.: low wattage)? On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:53:34 +0545, you wrote: >Not really a biofuel but I found it interesting. > >http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=4845 > >Exctract: >Japan, Mar 5, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Toshiba Corporation today announced the >world's first prototype of a small form factor direct methanol fuel cell >(DMFC) for portable PCs, a clean energy breakthrough with the potential to end >reliance on rechargeable batteries. The new fuel cell currently realizes >average output of 12W and maximum output of 20W, and can achieve approximately >five hours of operation with a single cartridge of fuel. It provides instant >power supply, and achieves significant advances in operating times with >replaceable methanol cartridges. > >Toshiba will present the DMFC at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany from March 12 to >19. >etc .... > >Olivier > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
