Performance comparison of Pt-Au/C and Pt-Bi/C anode catalysts in batch and continuous direct glucose alkaline fuel cell

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 867-870

  Basu, Debika ^a   Sood, Shashank ^a   Basu, Suddhasatwa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

AEM electrolyte; Anode electrocatalyst; Direct glucose fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (AEM); ANODE CATALYSTS; ANODE ELECTROCATALYST; CONTINUOUS TYPES; DIRECT GLUCOSE FUEL CELL; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; POWER DENSITIES;

CATHODES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; GLUCOSE;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84879293306     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.049     Document Type: Article

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