Membranes for Medium Temperature PEFC Based on Nafion Filled with Layered Metal Phosphates and Phosphonates

Membranes for Energy Conversion

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 97-122

  Alberti, Giulio ^a   Casciola, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automotive application; Composite membranes; Medium temperature PEFC; Nafion; Nafion ZrP membranes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889983359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527622146.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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