Automotive composite fuel cell bipolar plates: Hydrogen permeation concerns

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 159, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 533-542

  Blunk, Richard ^a   Zhong, Feng ^a   Owens, John ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive composite fuel cell; Bipolar plates; Hydrogen permeation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN FUELS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTONS;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITE FUEL CELL; BIPOLAR PLATES; GRAPHITE LOADING; HYDROGEN PERMEATION;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33748053343     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.09.068     Document Type: Article

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