Upper bound relationship for proton exchange membranes: Empirical relationship and relevance of phase separated blends

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 70-77

  Robeson, Lloyd M ^a   Hwu, Henry H ^a   McGrath, James E ^b  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell membranes; Phase separated blends; Proton conductivity; Upper bound relationship

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SORPTION;

MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; PHASE SEPARATED SYSTEMS; UPPER BOUND RELATIONSHIP;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COPOLYMER; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; WATER;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SORPTION;

ADAPTATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 34548016315     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.06.029     Document Type: Article

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