Performance of a high-temperature PEM fuel cell operated with oxygen enriched cathode air and hydrogen from synthetic reformate

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 5432-5438

  Pinar, F Javier ^a   Pilinski, Nadine ^a   Rastedt, Maren ^a   Wagner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated stress test; Commercial membrane electrode assemblies; High temperature PEM fuel cell; Oxygen enrichment cathode air

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937239156     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.12.015     Document Type: Article

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