A novel Pt/Cr/Ru/C cathode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) with simultaneous methanol tolerance and oxygen promotion

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 9523-9530

  Perez G ^a   Pastor, E ^b   Zinola, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalysts; Fuel cells; Methanol; Oxygen; Rotating disc techniques

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CATHODE CATALYST; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; METHANOL TOLERANCE; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLARIZATION CURVES; PREPARATION METHOD; REACTION ORDERS; ROTATING DISC TECHNIQUES; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; SUPPORTED ELECTROCATALYSTS; TAFEL SLOPES;

CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHROMIUM; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; ROTATION;

OXYGEN;

EID: 72149089852     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.088     Document Type: Article

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