Modification of carbon aerogel supports for PEMFC catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 8992-8997

  Smirnova, A ^a   Wender, T ^a   Goberman, D ^a   Hu, Yan Ling ^a   Aindow, M ^a   Rhine, W ^b   Sammes, N M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b ASPEN AEROGELS INC   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Carbon; Catalysts; Oxygen reduction; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Indexed keywords

AEROGEL CARBON; AEROGEL STRUCTURES; CARBON AEROGEL SUPPORT; CARBON AEROGELS; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; CO CATALYSTS; FCC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN OXIDATION; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHOXY; NITROGEN-ENRICHED; NON-NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PERCHLORIC ACID SOLUTIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; ROTATING DISC ELECTRODE; XPS; XPS SPECTRA; XRD;

AEROGELS; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; INORGANIC ACIDS; MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SINTERING; SULFURIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 71549119232     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.055     Document Type: Article

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