Effect of different hydrophobic agents onto the surface of gas diffusion layers for PEM-FC

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 1603-1608

  Stampino, Paola Gallo ^a   Balzarotti, Riccardo ^a   Cristiani, Cinzia ^a   Dotelli, Giovanni ^a   Guilizzoni, Manfredo ^a   Latorrata, Saverio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AXISYMMETRIC DROP SHAPE ANALYSIS; CONTACT ANGLE HYSTERESIS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS; STATIC CONTACT ANGLE; THREE TEMPERATURE;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 84879213097     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1332268     Document Type: Conference Paper

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