Modified nafion as the membrane material for direct methanol fuel cells

Polymer Membranes for Fuel Cells

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 341-359

  Lin, Jun ^a   Wycisk, Ryszard ^a   Pintauro, Peter N ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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EID: 84892236977     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73532-0_14     Document Type: Chapter

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