An alkaline direct ethylene glycol fuel cell with an alkali-doped polybenzimidazole membrane

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 10602-10606

  An, L ^a   Zeng, L ^a   Zhao, T S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alkali doped polybenzimidazole; Direct ethylene glycol fuel cell; Ethylene glycol; Fuel cell; Membrane

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL CELLS; MEMBRANES; POLYOLS;

DIRECT ETHYLENE GLYCOL FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL KINETICS; GLYCOL OXIDATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84883133742     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.042     Document Type: Article

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