Membrane Durability: Physical and Chemical Degradation

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Degradation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 15-88

  Gittleman, Craig S ^a   Coms, Frank D ^a   Lai, Yeh Hung ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386936-4.10002-8     Document Type: Chapter

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