Recent developments in high-temperature proton conducting polymer electrolyte membranes

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-102

  Jannasch, Patric ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid base complexes; Ionomers; Organic inorganic hybrids; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; FUEL CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTONS;

HYBRID MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

NANOPARTICLE; OXOACID; POLYMER;

CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYTE EXCRETION; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER PRODUCTION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0038376076     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(03)00006-2     Document Type: Review

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