The performance and mechanism of multi-step activation of MEA for DMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 12341-12345

  Liu, Guicheng ^a   Xu, Junyuan ^a   Wang, Tongtao ^a   Zhao, Tingting ^a   Wang, Meng ^a   Wang, Yituo ^a   Li, Jianling ^a   Wang, Xindong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Activation; Catalyst coated membrane (CCM); Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Membrane electrode assembly (MEA); Proton transfer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION; ACTIVATION PROCESS; CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; DIRECT METHANOL; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); MULTI-STEP; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ASSEMBLY; CATALYSTS; HOT ELECTRONS; HOT PRESSING; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROTON TRANSFER;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 77958153261     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.108     Document Type: Article

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