Conventional catalyst ink, catalyst layer and MEA preparation

PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Catalyst Layers: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 889-916

  Zhang, Huamin ^a,c   Wang, Xiaoli ^d   Zhang, Jianlu ^b   Zhang, Jiujun ^b  

^a DICP SAMSUNG Fuel Cell Joint Lab   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^d Shanghai Automotive   (China)

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EID: 80052788707     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-936-3_19     Document Type: Chapter

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