Performance of the direct methanol fuel cell with radiation-grafted polymer membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-130

  Scott, K ^a   Taama, W M ^a   Argyropoulos, P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol diffusion; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

FUEL; METHANOL; POLYMER; ZEOLITE;

ELECTRODIALYSIS; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRODE; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION;

EID: 0034660435     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00382-8     Document Type: Article

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