Vulcan-supported Pt electrocatalysts for PEMFCs prepared using supercritical carbon dioxide deposition

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 194-203

  Bayrakceken, Ayse ^a   Smirnova, Alevtina ^b   Kitkamthorn, Usanee ^c   Aindow, Mark ^b   Turker, Lemi ^a   Eroǧlu, Inci ^a   Erkey, Can ^d  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^d KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Pt nanoparticles; Supercritical carbon dioxide deposition

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; LOADING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; OXIDES; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REDUCTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREAS; ORGANOMETALLIC PRECURSORS; PROCESS VARIABLES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT LOADINGS; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT PRECURSORS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE DEPOSITION; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPPORTED PT; TWO DIFFERENT METHODS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

EID: 55149115901     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440802290110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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