Performance of direct methanol fuel cell with a palladium-silica nanofibre/Nafion composite membrane

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 718-726

  Thiam, H S ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Mohamad, A B ^a   Kadhum, A A H ^a   Loh, K S ^a   Majlan, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annealing temperature; Casting solvent; Composite membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Palladium silica nanofibre

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL PERMEATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PALLADIUM-SILICA NANOFIBRE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; NANOFIBERS; SILICA;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84884345017     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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