Model catalyst studies on hydrogen and ethanol oxidation for fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-58

  Friedl, Jochen ^a,b   Stimming, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a TUM CREATE   (Singapore)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity; Direct ethanol fuel cell; Fuel cell system; Model catalyst; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATES; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CATALYST NANO PARTICLES; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; MODEL CATALYSTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; NANOSTRUCTURES; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 84878618841     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.130     Document Type: Review

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