Chemical degradation: Correlations between electrolyzer and fuel cell findings

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 71-118

  Liu, Han ^a   Coms, Frank D ^b   Zhang, Jingxin ^b   Gasteiger, Hubert A ^b   Laconti, Anthony B ^a  

^a Giner Incorporated and Giner Electrochemical Systems LLC   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84891970231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85536-3_5     Document Type: Chapter

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