Palladium-based hollow cathode electrolysers for hydrogen production

Handbook of Membrane Reactors

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 607-632

  Pozio, A ^a   Tosti, S ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline electrolysers; Damk hler P clet analysis; Hydrogen permeation; Palladium membranes; Thin wall Pd Ag tubes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BINARY ALLOYS; BIOREACTORS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYSERS; APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEACTIVATION PHENOMENA; ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT; PALLADIUM (PD) MEMBRANES; THIN WALLS;

PERMEATION;

EID: 84943258592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097347.3.607     Document Type: Chapter

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