Performance enhancement of phosphoric acid fuel cell using phosphosilicate gel based electrolyte

Ranliao Huaxue Xuebao/Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 707-713

  Kargupta, Kajari ^a   Saha, Swati ^a   Banerjee, Dipali ^b   Seal, Mrinal ^b   Ganguly, Saibal ^c  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Inorganic organic composite; PAFC; Performance enhancement; Phosphosilicate gel paste; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELLS (PAFC); POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TEMPERATURE;

ACID ELECTROLYTES; CELL'S TEMPERATURES; GEL-BASED; INORGANIC/ORGANIC COMPOSITES; PEAK POWER; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL; PHOSPHOSILICATE GEL; PHOSPHOSILICATE GEL PASTES; POWER- GENERATIONS;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 84865118151     PISSN: 2097213X     EISSN: 18725813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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