Pre-treatment effect on the sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membrane transport properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2909-2925

  Silva, V S ^a   Silva, V B ^a   Mendes, A ^a   Madeira, L M ^a   Silva, H ^a,b   Michaelmann, J ^b   Ruffmann, B ^b   Nunes, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Nafion; Permeability coefficients and direct methanol fuel cell; Pervaporation; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (sPEEK)

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; PROTONS;

NAFIONS; PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENTS; SULFONATED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE (SPEEK);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTONS;

ALCOHOL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; POLYMER PROPERTY; PRETREATMENT; TRANSPORT;

EID: 36048990114     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701558342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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