chemical fuel
31fuel — 1. noun /ˈfjuːəl̩/ a) Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. His books were fuel for the revolution. b) Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food …
32fuel cell — /ˈfjuəl sɛl/ (say fyoohuhl sel) noun 1. a continuously fed battery in which a chemical reaction is used directly to produce electricity, the fuel being on the anode side and the oxidant on the cathode side. 2. one of a number of fuel tanks …
33fuel cell — noun Date: 1922 a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (as hydrogen) and an oxidant directly into electrical energy …
34fuel cell — noun An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy …
35fuel cell — A process that converts chemical energy in a fuel such as, gas, petrol or hydrogen into electric current either to drive an electric motor (vehicle application) or to generate power …
36fuel additive — A chemical preparation which is added to fuel to improve its properties …
37Chemical separation — A process for extracting uranium and plutonium from dissolved spent nuclear fuel and irradiated targets. The fission products that are left behind are high level waste. Chemical separation is also known as reprocessing. U.S. Dept. of Energy,… …
38fuel cell — noun a cell producing an electric current direct from a chemical reaction …
39Glossary of fuel cell terms — The Glossary of fuel cell terms lists the definitions of many terms used within the fuel cell industry. The terms in this glossary may be used by fuel cell industry associations, in education material and fuel cell codes and standards to name but …
40Microbial fuel cell — A microbial electrolysis cell A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a bio electrochemical system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature. Mediator less MFCs are a more recent development; due to… …
