A DMFC stack operating with hydrocarbon blend membranes and Pt-Ru-Sn-Ce/C and Pd-Co/C electrocatalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 7448-7457

  Zhao, Xinsheng ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Murthy, Arun ^a   Jiang, Zhongqing ^a   Zuo, Zicheng ^a   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell Stack Blend membrane Methanol tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACID-BASE BLEND MEMBRANES; BLEND MEMBRANES; CATHODE CATALYST; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL TOLERANCE; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S;

ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; PLATINUM; TIN;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84878811039     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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