Experimental study on porous current collectors of PEM electrolyzers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 7418-7428

  Ito, Hiroshi ^a   Maeda, Tetsuhiko ^a   Nakano, Akihiro ^a   Hwang, Chul Min ^b   Ishida, Masayoshi ^b   Kato, Atsushi ^c   Yoshida, Tetsuya ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Takasago Thermal Engineering Co   (Japan)

^d Daiki Ataka Engineering Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current collector; PEM electrolysis; Pore diameter; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANODE CURRENTS; BUBBLE SIZE; CAPILLARY FLOW POROMETRY; CELL PERFORMANCE; CURRENT COLLECTOR; ELECTROLYZERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW CHANNELS; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PEM ELECTROLYSIS; PEM ELECTROLYZERS; PORE DIAMETERS; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE;

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; POROSITY; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TITANIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS;

EID: 84860291004     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.095     Document Type: Article

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