Membrane degradation in PEM water electrolyzer: Numerical modeling and experimental evidence of the influence of temperature and current density

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1353-1366

  Chandesris, M ^a,b   Medeau V ^a,b   Guillet, N ^a,b   Chelghoum, S ^a,b   Thoby, D ^a,b   Fouda Onana, F ^a,b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric operation; Experimental validation; Membrane degradation; Numerical modeling; PEM water electrolyzer

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; EXPERIMENTS; MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

ATMOSPHERIC OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; MEMBRANE DEGRADATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; WATER ELECTROLYZER;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84920841525     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.111     Document Type: Article

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