Enhancements of catalyst distribution and functioning upon utilization of conducting polymers as supporting matrices in DMFCs: A review

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-56

  Dutta, Kingshuk ^a   Das, Suparna ^a   Rana, Dipak ^b   Kundu, Patit P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

catalyst supporting matrix; conducting polymers; direct methanol fuel cell; methanol oxidation reaction; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; REACTION RATES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CATALYST DISTRIBUTION; COMMERCIAL MARKET; FUEL CELL (FCS); METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POSSIBLE FUTURES; REACTION EFFICIENCY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84922056034     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2014.958771     Document Type: Review

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