FUEL CELL AND ITS RELATED TECHNOLOGY. II. CORRELATION BETWEEN INFRARED SPECTRUM AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF ELECTRODE

Abstract

The application of IR to the catalytic sudy of the fuel cell electrode is reviewed with emphasis upon chemisorption. Transmission and reflec ion methods are well known techniques in obtaining an IR spectrum; the latter is xtremely expensive and i practical. Several techniques were considered for obtaining IR spectrum by transmission. One method involved the impregn ion C b-o-sil with a metal nitrate to form a thin disc whereupon the nitrate was reduced to the metal. The use of an evaporated metal film involved a nickel film of 100 angstroms thickness; the ar a of the film is rela ively small and the amount of chemisorption by propane can be negligible. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269998

Entities

People

  • Ju Chin Chu
  • W.s. Yu

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemisorption
  • Diffraction
  • Electrodes
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Films
  • Fuel Cells
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Metal Films
  • Spectra
  • Thickness
  • Wave Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology