A CO poisoning model for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells comprising phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazole membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 21915-21926

  Oh, Kyeongmin ^a   Jeong, Gisu ^b   Cho, Eunae ^b   Kim, Whangi ^c   Ju, Hyunchul ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CO poisoning; High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Numerical modeling; Polybenzimidazole (PBI)

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GAS ADSORPTION; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELLS (PAFC);

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CO POISONING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; PHOSPHORIC ACID DOPED POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POISONING MODEL; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84955355238     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.101     Document Type: Article

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