Preparation of ETFE-based fuel cell membranes using UV-induced photografting and electron beam-induced crosslinking techniques

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 373-379

  Chen, Jinhua ^a   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a   Sakamura, Takahiro ^b   Kubota, Hitoshi ^b   Yoshida, Masaru ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical stability; Fuel cell; Photografting; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYELECTROLYTES; STYRENE;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; PHOTOGRAFTING; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE (PEM); PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

FUEL CELLS;

ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLY(TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE CO ETHYLENE); STYRENE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYELECTROLYTES; STYRENE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; LIQUID; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPOR;

EID: 33747892138     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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