A hydrophobic blend binder for anti-water flooding of cathode catalyst layers in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 13695-13702

  Oh, Keun Hwan ^a   Kim, Wan Keun ^a   Sung, Kyung A ^a   Choo, Min Ju ^a   Nam, Kwan Woo ^a   Choi, Jang Wook ^a   Park, Jung Ki ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Glass transition temperature; Hydrophobicity; P(VdF co HFP); Water flooding

Indexed keywords

ADHESION PROPERTIES; CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-CO-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE);

ADHESION; BINDERS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CONTACT ANGLE; COPOLYMERS; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TEMPERATURE;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 83055194526     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.116     Document Type: Article

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