MEA preparation for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell by applying directly printing catalyst on membrane technique

Huagong Xuebao/Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China)

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 488-492

  Jiang, Qizhong ^a   Ma, Zifeng ^a   Savadogo, Oumarou ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Directly printing catalyst on membrane technique; Membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA); Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; PRESSING (FORMING);

DIRECTLY PRINTING CATALYST; MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY; MEMBRANE TECHNIQUE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 2942739174     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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