Water sorption, desorption and transport in Nafion membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-106

  Majsztrik, Paul W ^b   Satterfield, M Barclay ^a   Bocarsly, Andrew B ^b   Benziger, Jay B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Interfacial mass transfer; Nafion; Water permeation; Water sorption

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; PERMEATION; SORPTION; SWELLING; WATER VAPOR;

GAS INTERFACE; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; NAFION; SATURATED FILM; WATER SORPTION;

MEMBRANES;

NITROGEN; WATER;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; SORPTION; SWELLING; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS; MEMBRANE; NAFION MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 34547411431     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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