Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a promising candidate as the next-
generation power sources for portable, transportation, and stationary applications. Gas …

The PEFC has emerged as the most viable fuel cell type for automotive and some portable
applications, and also has potential back-up power unit applications due to its low operating …

Interest in structured catalysts is steadily increasing due to the already proven, as well as
potential, advantages of these catalysts. Updating the comprehensive coverage of the first …

Effective diffusivity of porous media in fuel cells has been identified as a relevant material
property in automotive applications. Pore-scale simulations utilizing imaging data sets of …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the synthesis, characterization, and applications
of palladium membranes. The main role of the membrane film is to control the exchange of …

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 awarded to Gerhard Ertl for his groundbreaking studies
in surface chemistry highlighted the importance of heterogeneous catalysis not only for …

In der modernen Chemie nehmen heterogen katalysierte Reaktionen einen immer
bedeutenderen Platz ein. So laufen großtechnische Prozesse in der chemischen Industrie …

The catalytic surface interacts with the gas-phase by a variety of chemical and physical
processes. Hence, optimization of design and operation conditions of catalytic reactors do …

Liquid-liquid extraction, leaching (solid extraction), absorption (gas extraction) and extractive
distillation have in common the use of a solvent which achieves the separation. According to …

Recent access to measuring techniques covering the whole scale of diffusion phenomena
relevant for heterogeneous catalysis demands reconsideration of the transport phenomena …