Aqueous methanol eletrolysis using proton conducting membrane for hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5905-5910

  Sasikumar, Gangadharan ^a   Muthumeenal, Arunachalam ^a   Pethaiah, Sethu Sundar ^a   Nachiappan, Nachiappan ^a   Balaji, Rengarajan ^a  

^a Spic Science Foundation India   (India)

Author keywords

(PEM); Electrolyser; Fuel cells; Methanol electrolysis; Nafion; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Ydrogen production

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

(PEM); ELECTROLYSERS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; NAFION; PEM ELECTROLYSER; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 55049114306     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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