High-pressure water electrolysis: Electrochemical mitigation of product gas crossover

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 321-327

  Schalenbach, Maximilian ^a   Stolten, Detlef ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crossover; Diffusion; Hydrogen production; Nafion; Polymer electrolyte membrane

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CROSSOVER; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; HIGH-PRESSURE WATER; HYDROGEN PRESSURES; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; NAFION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 84921861949     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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