Performance restoration of direct methanol fuel cells in long-term operation using a hydrogen evolution method

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-171

  Mehmood, Asad ^a,b   Ha, Heung Yong ^a,b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catalyst oxides reduction; Direct methanol fuel cell; Durability test; Hydrogen evolution; Performance recovery

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN;

CELL PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DURABILITY TEST; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PERFORMANCE LOSS; PERFORMANCE RECOVERY; PT-RU CATALYSTS;

DURABILITY;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84885915067     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.042     Document Type: Article

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