Improvement on direct ethanol fuel cell performance by using doped-Nafion® 117 membranes with Pt and Pt-Ru nanoparticles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 12060-12068

  Battirola, Liliane C ^a   Schneider, José F ^a   Torriani, Íris C L ^b   Tremiliosi Filho, Germano ^a   Rodrigues Filho, Ubirajara P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DEFC; Ethanol crossover; Nafion doping; Nanoparticles; Noble metal nanoparticles; Pt nanoparticles; Pt Ru

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL CROSSOVER; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; PORE MICROSTRUCTURES; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT-RU; PT-RU NANOPARTICLES;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ETHANOL; FLUORINE; MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLATINUM; PORE STRUCTURE; PRECIOUS METALS; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CLARIFICATION;

EID: 84882587113     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.126     Document Type: Article

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