Catalyst synthesis techniques

PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Catalyst Layers: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 447-485

  Bock, Christina ^a   Halvorsen, Helga ^b   MacDougall, Barry ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 77955229250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-936-3_9     Document Type: Chapter

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