Preparation of laminated composite membranes by impregnation of polypropylene with styrene in supercritical CO2 for direct methanol fuel cells

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 605-610

  Sauk, Junho ^a   Byun, Jungyeon ^a   Kang, Yuchan ^a   Kim, Hwayong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; Impregnation; Laminated Membrane; Polypropylene Grafted Polystyrene Sulfonic Acid; Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144486580     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02706651     Document Type: Article

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