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Argonne-led study insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend lifetime

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PEMFCs rely on hydrogen as a fuel, which is oxidized on the cell’s anode side through a hydrogen oxidation reaction, while oxygen from the air is used for an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode. —Pietro Papa Lopes, scientist in Argonne’s Materials Science division.

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