Composite Membranes for High Temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Membranes for Energy Conversion

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 123-167

  Aricò, Antonino S ^a   Baglio, Vincenzo ^a   Antonucci, Vincenzo ^a  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite membranes; Fillers; Fuel cells; High temperature DMFCs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879853538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527622146.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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