Experimental characterization of the poisoning effects of methanol-based reformate impurities on a PBI-based high temperature PEM fuel cell

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4251-4267

  Araya, Samuel Simon ^a   Andreasen, Søren Juhl ^a   Kær, Søren Knudsen ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CO; Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS); High temperature PEM fuel cell; Methanol

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE MEMBRANES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL CONCENTRATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84868606449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5114251     Document Type: Article

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