PEM steam electrolysis at 130°C using a phosphoric acid doped short side chain PFSA membrane

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 10992-11000

  Hansen, Martin Kalmar ^a   Aili, David ^a   Christensen, Erik ^a   Pan, Chao ^a   Eriksen, Soren ^b   Jensen, Jens Oluf ^a   Von Barner, Jens H ^a   Li, Qingfeng ^a   Bjerrum, Niels J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Tantaline A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

High temperature; PEMEC; Proton exchange membrane; Tantalum coating; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; PEMEC; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TANTALUM COATINGS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TANTALUM;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 84863626794     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.125     Document Type: Article

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