Effect of Different Hydrophobic Agents onto the Surface of Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM-FC
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Effect of Different Hydrophobic Agents onto the Surface of Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM-FC Paola Gallo Stampino, Riccardo Balzarotti, Cinzia Cristiani, Giovanni Dotelli, Manfredo Guilizzoni, Saverio Latorrata a Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "G. Natta" p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano Italy. b Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Energia, via Lambruschini, 4, 20156 Milano, Italy. *[email protected]
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