Impregnation of metal carbides in Raney Ni-PTFE hydrogen electrodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-370

  Horigome, Masataka ^a,b   Kobayashi, Kiyoshi ^a   Suzuki, Toshishige M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gas diffusion electrode; Hydrogen electrooxidation; Pore size distribution; Raney Ni; Zirconium carbide

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRODES; IMPREGNATION; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE; HYDROGEN ELECTROOXIDATION; RANEY NI;

CARBIDES;

EID: 33846584039     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.10.051     Document Type: Article

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