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Nafion® can be used as a solid polymer electrolyte in a PEM fuel cell. Direct platinization of the membrane was realized by chemical reduction of a platinum compound. The platinization procedure was modified to enhance the roughness factor and thus to improve the electrocatalytic activity towards ethanol electrooxidation. The Pt–PEM electrodes were characterized by TEM, atomic absorption analysis, cyclic voltammetry and their polarization curves for ethanol electrooxidation.
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Delime, F., Le´Ger, J.M. & Lamy, C. Optimization of platinum dispersion in Pt–PEM electrodes: application to the electrooxidation of ethanol. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 28, 27–35 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003289516328
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