Sulphonated polysulphone membranes for medium temperature in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC)

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-259

  Pedicini, R ^a   Carbone, A ^a   Sacca A ^a   Gatto, I ^a   Di Marco, G ^b   Passalacqua, E ^a  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Membrane preparation; Physico chemical characterisations; Polymer electrolyte fuel cells; Sulphonated polysulphone

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEABILITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; SULFONATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTS; MEMBRANE PREPARATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SULPHONATED POLYSULPHONE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 40149092513     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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