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Electrochemical Versus Heat‐Engine Energy Technology: A Tribute to Wilhelm Ostwald’s Visionary Statements
Author(s) -
Kunze Julia,
Stimming Ulrich
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200903603
Subject(s) - carnot cycle , electrochemistry , tribute , electrochemical energy conversion , thermodynamics , energy (signal processing) , fuel cells , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering , physics , electrode , art history , art , quantum mechanics
Carnot versus electrochemistry : This essay critically compares the advantages and disadvantages of Carnot‐cycle‐based and electrochemical methods for the generation and storage of energy (see picture; left: PEM fuel cell; right: Au(111) model surface covered with 0.025 monolayers of Pt). The views of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932) and today's understanding of energy conversion are contrasted.
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