Mechanical milling of catalyst support for enhancing the performance in fuel cells

Powder Technology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 423-430

  Nam, Kidon ^a,b   Lim, Seongyop ^a,b   Kim, Sang Kyung ^a   Peck, Dong Hyun ^a   Jung, Doo Hwan ^a,b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bead mill; DMFC; Mechanical mill; N2 isotherm; Single cell testing

Indexed keywords

BEAD MILLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; IMPREGNATION METHODS; MECHANICAL MILL; MECHANICAL MILLING; MESOPOROUS CARBON; PERFORMANCE VALUE; POWER DENSITIES; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SINGLE CELL TESTING; SINGLE CELLS;

CARBON BLACK; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); MECHANICAL ALLOYING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MILLING (MACHINING); PLATINUM; ZIRCONIA;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; FUEL; METHANOL; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE STRIPPING; CATALYST SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DISPERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; MECHANICAL MILLING; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORE PROPERTY; POTENTIOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80054864233     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.08.041     Document Type: Article

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