Nucleation and growth of electrolytic gas bubbles under microgravity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 7638-7645

  Sakuma, Go ^a   Fukunaka, Yasuhiro ^a   Matsushima, Hisayoshi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microgravity; Oxygen gas evolution; Self assembled monolayer; Water electrolysis; Wettability

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CCD CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; WETTING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA; GAS DIFFUSION PROCESS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; OXYGEN GAS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; THIOL SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

GASES;

EID: 84899914614     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.03.059     Document Type: Article

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