Electrocatalytic activity of Pt-Pd electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Effect of supports

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-211

  Limpattayanate, Siripong ^a   Hunsom, Mali ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electron pathway; Impregnation and seeding; ORR activity; Pt Pd electrocatalysts

Indexed keywords

ACID ELECTROLYTES; ACID SOLUTIONS; EFFECT OF SUPPORTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ORR ACTIVITIES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEM FUEL CELL; VULCAN XC72; SUPPORTED PT;

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; IMPREGNATION; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ELECTROCATALYSTS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTONS; YARN;

ELECTROCATALYSTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DISPERSION; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATINUM; REDUCTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 84885140480     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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