Tungsten trioxide hydrate incorporated Nafion composite membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cells operated above 100°C

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 667-674

  Shao, Zhi Gang ^a   Xu, Hongfeng ^b   Hsing, I Ming ^c   Zhang, Huamin ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b DALIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High temperature; Nafion membrane; PEMFC; Tungsten trioxide hydrate

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

NAFION MEMBRANE; TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE HYDRATE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547436213     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440600992818     Document Type: Article

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