Separation of hydrogen from a hydrogen/methane mixture using a PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 908-914

  Ibeh, Blessing ^a   Gardner, Chris ^a   Ternan, Marten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b EnPross Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Hydrogen purification; Hydrogen methane mixtures; Natural gas pipelines

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BINARY MIXTURES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES;

HYDROGEN ARGON MIXTURES; HYDROGEN METHANE MIXTURES; HYDROGEN PURIFICATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 34247591817     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.11.017     Document Type: Article

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