Identification of a methane oxidation intermediate on solid oxide fuel cell anode surfaces with fourier transform infrared emission

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1310-1314

  Pomfret, Michael B ^a   Steinhurst, Daniel A ^b   Owrutsky, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOVA RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

anode; carbon dioxide; infrared emission; infrared spectroscopy; methane; solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON DEPOSITES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONTROL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; GAS PHASE OXIDATION; HYDROCARBON FUEL; INFRARED EMISSIONS; METHANE OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ANODES;

ANODES; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FUELS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

EID: 84876528415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400443m     Document Type: Article

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