Regenerative Fuel Cells

Fuel Cell Science and Engineering: Materials, Processes, Systems and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-245

  Müller, Martin ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaline electrolyte; Catalyst materials; Durability; Efficiency; Electrode composition; Energy storage; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Regenerative fuel cell; Solid oxide fuel cell; Unitized regenerative fuel cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885759312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527650248.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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