Sulfonated PEEK-WC membranes for possible fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-148

  Drioli, E ^a   Regina, A ^a   Casciola, M ^b   Oliveti, A ^b   Trotta, F ^c   Massari, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Chimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Methanol permeation; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonated PEEK WC membrane; Water permeation; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; POLYETHERS; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BIOFUEL; PHENYL GROUP; POLY(OXA 4 PHENYLENE 3,3 PHTHALIDO 4 PHENYLENEOXA 4 PHENYLENEOXYPHENYLENE)SULFONE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FUEL CELL; GAS PERMEATION; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; SULFONATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; IMPEDANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VAPOR;

EID: 0346639204     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.07.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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