Pressurized PEM water electrolysis: Efficiency and gas crossover

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 14921-14933

  Schalenbach, Maximilian ^a   Carmo, Marcelo ^a   Fritz, David L ^a   Mergel, Jürgen ^a   Stolten, Detlef ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency modeling; High pressure PEM electrolysis; Hydrogen production; Nafion permeability; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MODELS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITY; PEM ELECTROLYSIS; PEM WATER ELECTROLYSIS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PRESSURIZED HYDROGEN; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84887093768     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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