Pd-Ag hydrogen diffusion cathode for alkaline water electrolysers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5211-5217

  Pozio, A ^a   De Francesco, M ^a   Jovanovic, Z ^a,c   Tosti, S ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Alkaline electrolysers; Hydrogen permeation; Pd Ag permeator

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE WATER; DIRECT-CURRENT; ELECTROLYSERS; ELECTROLYZERS; HYDROGEN DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; HYDROGEN PERMEATION FLUX; HYDROGEN YIELDS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; PALLADIUM-SILVER ALLOY; PD-AG PERMEATOR; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; THIN WALL THICKNESS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATHODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS;

PERMEATION;

EID: 79954428044     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.168     Document Type: Article

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