Kurita Water Develops World's First Solid Methanol for Use in Fuel Cells.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 22, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Kurita Water Industries has developed the world's first safe and easy-to-carry solid methanol to be used in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Kurita has applied its proprietary inclusion technologies, which it uses in the water treatment process, to convert liquefied methanol into the solid state. Solid methanol that does not vaporize va·por·ize v. To convert or be converted into a vapor. Vaporize To dissolve solid material or convert it into smoke or gas. is delisted from regulations concerning dangerous and poisonous substances, as it poses no threat of leakage. Also, the solid fuel can be reused if methanol is chemically reacted with host compounds. Kurita has already filed application for several patents, and the product will be registered for international safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. concerning mobile device fuel cells. The company aims to commercialize solid methanol in 2007, in cooperation with PC and mobile device manufacturers. The company will exhibit a prototype mobile device battery charger that uses a solid methanol cartridge at New Earth 2005 to be held at Intex Osaka Intex Osaka (インテックス大阪 Intekkusu Ōsaka from October 26 to 29. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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