An investigation of proton conduction in select PEM's and reaction layer interfaces-designed for elevated temperature operation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-136

  Ma, Chengsong ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Mukerjee, Sanjeev ^a   Ofer, David ^b   Nair, Bindu ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOSTER MILLER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode reaction layer; Elevated temperature proton conductions; PEM fuel cells; PEM membranes; Polysulfide sulfone; Sulfonated polyarylene ether sulfone

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONOMERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; POLYETHERS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SULFONATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEM);

PROTONS;

KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

CONDUCTION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE; HUMIDITY; IMPEDANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0041668134     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00194-7     Document Type: Article

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