• Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell 

    Cespedes, German; Asteazaran, Mariano; Castro Luna, Ana (Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 2016)
    The heart of a fuel cell is the membrane-electrode assembly consisting of two porous electrodes, where the electrochemical reactions take place, and the ionomer conductive membrane, which allows the proton exchange from ...
  • Estudio de catalizadores para el cátodo de una celda de combustible de metanol directo 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Castro Luna, Ana (Investigación Joven, 2014)
    Las celdas de combustible de metanol directo, DMFCs, convierten la energía química almacenada en el metanol en energía eléctrica de forma eficiente y con bajo impacto medioambiental. Las DMFCs tienen como ventajas que el ...
  • Estudio de degradación acelerada de catalizadores para celdas de combustible de metanol 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Castro Luna, Ana (Investigación Joven, 2016)
    Catalizadores trimetálicos PtMRu/C (M= Co, Fe) tolerantes a la presencia de metanol fueron caracterizados por medio de HRTEM, EDS, XPS y electroquímicamente mediante curvas de polarización y voltamperometría cíclica. Para ...
  • Methanol tolerant electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Bengio, Silvina; Triaca, Walter; Castro Luna, Ana (Springer, 2015)
    Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) represent an interesting alternative in obtaining electricity in a clean and efficient way. Portable power sources are one of the most promising applications of passive DMFCs. One of the ...
  • Preparation and evaluation of carbon supported catalysts for ethanol oxidation 

    Bonesi, Alejandro; Asteazaran, Mariano; Moreno, Mario; Bengio, Silvina; Zampieri, Guillermo; Triaca, Walter; Castro Luna, Ana (Springer, 2013)
    Supported PtSnIr/C, PtSn/C, and IrSn/C catalysts with potential application in a direct alcohol fuel cell were prepared by chemical reduction employing Pechini methodology. The catalyst particles were characterized by ...
  • Research on methanol tolerant catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Cespedes, German; Bengio, Silvina; Moreno, Mario; Triaca, Walter; Castro Luna, Ana (Springer, 2015)
    Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) generate electricity in a clean and efficient way, so they are a valuable alternative to traditional environmentally harmful technologies. Portable power sources are one of the applications ...
  • Searching for suitable catalysts for a passive direct methanol fuel cell cathode 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Cespedes, German; Moreno, Mario; Bengio, Silvina; Castro Luna, Ana (Elsevier, 2015)
    Trimetallic PtMRu/C cathode catalysts with M ¼ Co or Fe obtained by an impregnation procedure using ethylene glycol and NaBH4 as reducing agent, with suitable activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and improved ...
  • Síntesis de nano catalizadores para celdas de combustible de metanol directo 

    Asteazaran, Mariano; Bonesi, Alejandro; Triaca, Walter; Castro Luna, Ana (Revista Tecnología y Ciencia UTN, 2014)
    Las celdas de combustible de metano/ directo, DMFCs, permiten una conversión completa de la energía de la reacción química (CH)3OH(ac)+3/2 O2(g)=7CO2(g)+2H2O(l) en energía eléctrica. El platino es el catalizador más utilizado ...