Investigating the effects of methanol-water vapor mixture on a PBI-based high temperature PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 18231-18242

  Simon Araya, Samuel ^a   Juhl Andreasen, Soren ^a   Venstrup Nielsen, Heidi ^a   Knudsen Kær, Soren ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; High temperature PEM; Impedance spectroscopy; Methanol

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; ANODE FEED; DURABILITY TEST; FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL-WATER; PERFORMANCE DECAY; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; VAPOR MIXTURE;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DURABILITY; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; MIXTURES; WATER VAPOR;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84868204021     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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