Nafion/PTFE composite membranes for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 212, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 213-223

  Liu, Fuqiang ^a   Yi, Baolian ^a   Xing, Danmin ^a   Yu, Jingrong ^a   Zhang, Huamin ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Fuel cell; Nafion; Performance; PTFE

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; OXYGEN; POLITEF; RESIN; WATER;

COMPOSITE; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GAS PERMEABILITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE; MICROPORE FILTER; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0037440545     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00503-3     Document Type: Article

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