Modelling and simulations of carbon corrosion during operation of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 54, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5583-5592

  Hu, Jingwei ^a   Sui, P C ^a   Kumar, Sanjiv ^b   Djilali, Ned ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon corrosion; Degradation; Electrolyte potential; Local fuel starvation; PEMFC; Startup shutdown

Indexed keywords

CARBON CORROSION; ELECTROLYTE POTENTIAL; LOCAL FUEL STARVATION; PEMFC; STARTUP/SHUTDOWN;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LITHIUM BATTERIES; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SIMULATORS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CORROSION;

EID: 67649227126     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.04.073     Document Type: Article

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