Influence of ammonia on membrane-electrode assemblies in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 9188-9194

  Zhang, Xiaoyu ^a   Pasaogullari, Ugur ^a   Molter, Trent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Contamination; Cyclic voltammetry; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; PEFC

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; TRACE AMOUNTS;

AMMONIA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METAL ANALYSIS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 71849109929     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.099     Document Type: Article

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