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Nanotechnology in Electrocatalysis for Energy pp 145–187Cite as

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Corrosion of carbon supports has been identified as one of the major factors hampering the durability of fuel cell electrocatalysts. In Chap. 5 we have seen that carbon support corrosion mainly occurs at the fuel cell cathode and is accelerated by the presence, even in traces, of hydrogen peroxide.

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