Ethanol oxidation on a high temperature PBI-based DEFC using Pt/C, PtRu/C and Pt3Sn/C as catalysts

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-158

  Linares, José J ^a,b   Zignani, Sabrina C ^a   Rocha, Thairo A ^a   Gonzalez, Ernesto R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catalysts; Ethanol; High temperature; Oxidation products; PEMFC; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; COMPLETE OXIDATION OF ETHANOL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LARGE CURRENT DENSITY; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMERIC ELECTROLYTES; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHANOL; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 84875834314     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-012-0496-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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