Application of a coated film catalyst layer model to a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell with low catalyst loading produced by reactive spray deposition technology

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1673-1691

  Myles, Timothy D ^a   Kim, Siwon ^a,b   Maric, Radenka ^a,b   Mustain, William E ^a,b  

^a University of Connecticut   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coated film model; High temperature PEMFC; Phosphoric acid; Reactive Spray Deposition Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944036033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5041673     Document Type: Article

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