A comparison of direct methanol fuel cell degradation under different modes of operation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9464-9473

  Wongyao, Nutthapon ^a   Therdthianwong, Apichai ^a   Therdthianwong, Supaporn ^a   Senthil Kumar, S M ^b   Scott, Keith ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell performance loss; Constant load continuous operation mode; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Ru dissolution; Variable load on off operation mode

Indexed keywords

CATHODE POLARIZATION; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; OPERATION MODE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84879926126     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.058     Document Type: Article

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