Intermediate temperature proton-conducting membrane electrolytes for fuel cells

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-41

  Scott, Keith ^a   Xu, Chenxi ^a   Wu, Xu ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL KINETICS; HETEROPOLY ACIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMERS; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; METAL PYROPHOSPHATES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROLYTES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84890787504     PISSN: 20418396     EISSN: 2041840X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wene.64     Document Type: Review

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