Fabrication and characterization of improved PFSA/ePTFE composite polymer electrolyte membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 298-306

  Tang, Haolin ^a   Wang, Xiaoen ^a   Pan, Mu ^a   Wang, Fang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite polymer electrolyte membrane; Impregnation; Perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer; Poly(tetrafluoroethylene); Polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS;

CURRENT DENSITY; GAS PERMEABILITY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; POLITEF; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CURRENT DENSITY; GAS PERMEABILITY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FORCE; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 35748976253     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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