Characterization of the novel ETFE-based membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 20-28

  Saarinen, V ^a   Karesoja, M ^b   Kallio, T ^a   Paronen, M ^c   Kontturi, K ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c ARCADA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

AFM; DMFC; ETFE; Methanol crossover; Poly(ethylene alt tetrafluoroethylene); SECM; SEM

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); ETHYLENE-ALT-TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (ETFE); METHANOL CROSSOVER; POLY(ETHYLENE-ALT-TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY (SECM);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYETHYLENE; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFUR; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; WATER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; DISPERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33745700123     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.12.064     Document Type: Article

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