PEMFCs and AEMFCs directly fed with ethanol: A current status comparative review

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-136

  Brouzgou, A ^a   Podias, A ^a   Tsiakaras, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

AEM DEFC; Ethanol electrooxidation; Oxygen reduction Pt based electrodes; Pd based electrodes; PEM DEFC; Pt free electrodes

Indexed keywords

AEM-DEFC; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PD-BASED; PEM-DEFC;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 84875872581     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-012-0513-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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