LEADER 02553nam 2200397 n 450 001 9910765842603321 005 20230224140239.0 010 $a9783038426592 010 $a3038426598 024 8 $a10.3390/books978-3-03842-659-2 035 $a(CKB)5400000000000106 035 $a(NjHacI)995400000000000106 035 $a(ScCtBLL)d95a10ba-a530-4857-bb7a-7130034e6309 035 $a(OCoLC)1050963244 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000000106 100 $a20230224d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCatalysis for Low Temperature Fuel Cells /$fedited by Vincenzo Baglio, David Sebastia?n 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (210 pages) 330 $aToday, the development of active and stable catalysts still represents a challenge to overcome in the research field of low temperature fuel cells. Operation at low temperatures demands the utilization of highly active catalysts to reduce the activation energy of the electrochemical reactions involved at the electrodes, and thus obtain practical performances and high efficiencies. At present, the most practical catalysts in low temperature fuel cells are highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles. However, these present several drawbacks such as high cost, limited earth resources, sensitivity to contaminants, low tolerance to the presence of alcohols and stability due to carbon support corrosion and Pt dissolution. In the search for alternative catalysts, researchers have looked at several strategies: increase of the utilization of Pt catalysts by means of novel structures (metal/support), alloying with non-platinum metals, new carbon and non-carbon supports, cheaper platinum-group-metals like Pd, non-platinum-group metals catalysts (Fe-N-C, Co-N-C, etc.), etc. This book is intended to cover the most recent progresses in advanced electro-catalysts from the synthesis and characterization to the evaluation of performance and degradation mechanisms, in order to gain insights towards the development of highly active fuel cells. 606 $aFuel cells 615 0$aFuel cells. 676 $a621.312429 702 $aSebastia?n$b David 702 $aBaglio$b Vincenzo 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765842603321 996 $aCatalysis for Low Temperature Fuel Cells$92937439 997 $aUNINA