Triblock copolymer ionomer membranes: Part I. Methanol and proton transport

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 227-242

  Elabd, Yossef A ^a   Napadensky, Eugene ^a   Sloan, James M ^a   Crawford, Dawn M ^a   Walker, Charles W ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier membranes; Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrochemistry; Pervaporation; Polymer electrolyte membranes

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; IONOMERS; IONS; METHANOL; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROTONS;

PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

COPOLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; METHANOL; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

COPOLYMER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0038392683     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00127-3     Document Type: Article

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