A comparison of operating strategies to reduce DMFC degradation

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-124

  Bresciani, F ^a   Casalegno, A ^a   Bonde, J L ^b   Odgaard, M ^b   Marchesi, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IRD Fuel Cells A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degradation; DMFC; Fuel cell; Operating strategies

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ISSUES; DIRECT METHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPERATING STRATEGY; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

DEGRADATION; FUEL CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84889681641     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3115     Document Type: Article

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