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1 Key Materials for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells: An Introduction |
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1 | (2) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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3 | (30) |
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3 | (1) |
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2.2 PEM Fuel Cell Principles |
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4 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Equilibrium Kinetics |
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4 | (3) |
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2.2.2 Butler--Volmer Kinetics |
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7 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Exchange Current Density |
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8 | (2) |
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2.2.4 The Fuel Cell Polarization Curve |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (14) |
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12 | (1) |
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2.3.2 The HOR in Alkaline |
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13 | (2) |
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2.3.3 The Aqueous Electrolyte AFC |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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2.3.4.2 Alkaline Membranes |
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17 | (2) |
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2.3.4.3 AAEM Fuel Cell Examples |
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19 | (6) |
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25 | (8) |
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26 | (7) |
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3 Catalyst Support Materials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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33 | (36) |
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33 | (1) |
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3.2 Current Status of Support Materials and Role of Carbon as Support in Fuel Cells |
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34 | (1) |
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3.3 Novel Carbon Materials as Electrocatalyst Support for Fuel Cells |
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35 | (19) |
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3.3.1 Mesoporous Carbon as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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35 | (4) |
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3.3.2 Graphite Nanofibers as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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39 | (3) |
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3.3.3 Carbon Nanotubes as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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42 | (7) |
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3.3.4 Graphene as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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49 | (3) |
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3.3.5 Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Materials |
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52 | (2) |
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3.4 Conductive Metal Oxide as Support Materials |
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54 | (2) |
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3.5 Metal Carbides and Metal Nitrides as Catalyst Supports |
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56 | (1) |
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3.6 Conducting Polymer as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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57 | (1) |
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3.7 Conducting Polymer-Grafted Carbon Materials |
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58 | (1) |
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3.8 3M Nanostructured Thin Film as Support Materials for Fuel Cells |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (9) |
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61 | (8) |
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4 Anode Catalysts for Low-Temperature Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells |
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69 | (42) |
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69 | (2) |
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4.2 Anode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: Improved Performance of Binary and Ternary Catalysts |
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71 | (2) |
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4.2.1 Principles of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells |
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4.2.2 Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts for Methanol Electrooxidation |
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4.3 Anode Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells: Break C---C Bond to Achieve Complete 12-Electron-Transfer Oxidation |
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73 | (6) |
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4.3.1 Principles of PEM-Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells |
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74 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts for Ethanol Electrooxidation |
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74 | (3) |
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4.3.3 Anion Exchange Membrane-Based Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells (AEM-DEFCs) |
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77 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Anode Catalysts for AEM-DEFCs |
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78 | (1) |
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4.4 Anode Catalysts for Direct Polyol Fuel Cells (Ethylene Glycol, Glycerol): Cogenerate Electricity and Valuable Chemicals Based on Anion Exchange Membrane Platform |
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79 | (5) |
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4.4.1 Overview of Electrooxidation of Polyols |
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79 | (2) |
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4.4.2 Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts for Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation |
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81 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts for Glycerol Electrooxidation |
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82 | (2) |
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4.5 Synthetic Methods of Metal Electrocatalysts |
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84 | (7) |
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4.5.1 Impregnation Method |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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4.5.2.2 Organic-Phase Method |
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89 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Microemulsion Method |
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90 | (1) |
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4.6 Carbon Nanomaterials as Anode Catalyst Support |
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91 | (5) |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (1) |
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4.6.3 Ordered Mesoporous Carbons |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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4.7 Future Challenges and Opportunities |
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96 | (15) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (14) |
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5 Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells |
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111 | (14) |
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111 | (1) |
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5.2 Basic Principles of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Operation |
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111 | (1) |
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5.3 Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells |
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112 | (6) |
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5.3.1 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes |
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113 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Poly(styrene)-Based Electrolytes |
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114 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Poly(arylene ether)-Type Polymers |
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115 | (1) |
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5.3.4 Poly(ether ether) Ketone-Type Polymers |
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115 | (1) |
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5.3.6 Polysulfones and Polyethersulfones |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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5.3.8 Grafted Polymer Electrolyte Membranes |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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5.3.10 Composite Polymer Membranes |
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118 | (1) |
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5.4 Membrane Properties Summary |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (5) |
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120 | (5) |
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6 Hydroxide Exchange Membranes and lonomers |
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125 | (20) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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6.2.1 High Hydroxide Conductivity |
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6.2.2 Excellent Chemical Stability |
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127 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Sufficient Physical Stability |
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127 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Controlled Solubility |
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128 | (1) |
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6.2.5 Other Important Properties |
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128 | (1) |
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6.3 Fabrications and Categories |
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128 | (2) |
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6.3.1 Polymer Functionalization |
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128 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Monomer Polymerization |
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129 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Membrane Radiation Grafting |
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129 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Reinforcement Methods |
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130 | (1) |
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6.4 Structure and Properties of Cationic Functional Group |
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130 | (4) |
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6.4.1 Quaternary Nitrogen-Based Cationic Functional Groups |
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6.4.1.1 Tetraalkyl Ammonium |
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6.4.1.2 Cycloalkyl Ammonium |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Quaternary Phosphorus-Based Cationic Functional Groups |
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134 | (1) |
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6.5 Structure and Properties of Polymer Main Chain |
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134 | (4) |
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134 | (3) |
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6.5.1.1 Aromatic Main-Chain Polymers |
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137 | (1) |
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6.5.1.2 Aliphatic Main-Chain Polymers |
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6.5.2 Sequential Structure |
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6.6 Structure and Properties of Chemical Cross-Linking |
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138 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (5) |
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141 | (4) |
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7 Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells |
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145 | (22) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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7.3.1 Solid Carbon Materials |
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147 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Granular Carbon Materials |
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148 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Fiber Carbon Materials |
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148 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Porous Carbon Materials |
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149 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Modification of Anode Materials |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (6) |
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151 | (1) |
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7.4.5.1 Pt Cathode Modified with Nanomaterials |
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153 | (1) |
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7.4.5.2 Cathode with Non-Pt Metal Catalyst |
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153 | (1) |
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7.4.5.4 Conductive Polymers |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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7.5.1 Cation Exchange Membranes |
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156 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Anion Exchange Membranes |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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7.5.4 Filtration Membranes |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (9) |
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160 | (7) |
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8 Bioelectrochemical Systems |
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167 | (18) |
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8.1 Bioelectrochemical Systems and Bioelectrocatalysis |
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167 | (1) |
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8.2 On the Nature of Microbial Bioelectrocatalysis |
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8.3 Microbial Electron Transfer Mechanisms |
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169 | (4) |
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8.3.1 Direct Electron Transfer |
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170 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Mediated Electron Transfer (MET) |
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8.3.2.1 MET Based on Secondary Metabolites |
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8.3.2.2 MET Based on Primary Metabolites |
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8.4 From Physiology to Technology: Microbial Bioelectrochemical Systems |
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8.5 Application Potential of BES Technology |
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8.6 Characterization of BESs and Microbial Bioelectrocatalysts |
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8.6.1 Electrochemical Methods |
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8.6.1.1 Polarization Curves |
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176 | (1) |
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8.6.1.3 Spectroelectrochemical and Further Techniques |
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179 | (6) |
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180 | (5) |
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9 Materials for Microfluidic Fuel Cells |
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185 | (30) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (3) |
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9.3 Membraneless LFFC Designs and the Materials in Use |
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9.3.1 Flow Architecture and Fabrication of Flow-Over Design |
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9.3.2 Flow Architecture and Fabrication of Flow-Through Design |
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9.3.3 Flow Architecture and Fabrication of LFFC with Air-Breathing Cathode |
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9.3.4 Performance Comparison |
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9.4 Fuel, Oxidant, and Electrolytes |
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203 | (7) |
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10 Progress in Electrocatalysts for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells |
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215 | (26) |
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215 | (1) |
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10.2 Developing an Effective Method to Prepare Electrocatalysts |
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216 | (2) |
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10.2.1 Carbon-Supported Platinum |
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216 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Carbon-Supported Platinum--Ruthenium |
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217 | (1) |
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10.3 Electrocatalysts for ORR |
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218 | (4) |
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10.3.1 Highly Active PtFe Electrocatalysts for ORR |
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218 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Methanol-Tolerant PtPd Electrocatalysts for ORR |
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219 | (3) |
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10.4 Electrocatalysts for MOR |
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222 | (4) |
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10.4.1 Composition Screening for Electrocatalysts toward MOR |
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222 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Carbon-Supported Platinum--Ruthenium for MOR |
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223 | (3) |
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10.5 Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Electrooxidation |
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226 | (9) |
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10.5.1 Composition Screening for Electrocatalysts toward EOR |
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227 | (2) |
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10.5.2 PtSn/C for Ethanol Electrooxidation |
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229 | (5) |
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10.5.3 IrSn/C for Ethanol Electrooxidation |
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234 | (1) |
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