High-pressure PEM water electrolysis and corresponding safety issues

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2721-2728

  Grigoriev, S A ^a   Porembskiy, V I ^a   Korobtsev, S V ^a   Fateev, V N ^a   Aupretre F ^b   Millet, P ^c  

^a KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b Innov' Valley Entreprise   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

High pressure; Hydrogen; Safety; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; ELECTROLYSERS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EXPLOSION HAZARDS; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN-OXYGEN MIXTURES; MODEL-BASED; OPERATING PRESSURE; OPERATION RISK; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN GAS; PRESSURE RANGES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; RECOMBINERS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAFETY; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS; SAFETY ISSUES; SAFETY MEASURES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; EXPLOSIONS; GAS HAZARDS; GASES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; PERMEATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79551646061     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.03.058     Document Type: Article

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