High temperature direct methanol fuel cell based on phosphoric acid PBI membrane

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Mamlouk, M ^a   Scott, K ^a   Hidayati, N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fuel cell; methanol; PBI; PEMFC; phosphoric acid

Indexed keywords

AC-IMPEDANCE; ANODE CATALYSTS; ANODE POLARIZATION; CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE PERFORMANCE; CATHODE POTENTIAL; CELL RESISTANCE; DIRECT METHANOL; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL FEED; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; OXYGEN PRESSURE; PBI; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POOR PERFORMANCE; PTRU ALLOY;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RUTHENIUM ALLOYS;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 80053503174     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004557     Document Type: Article

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