Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/zirconium tricarboxybutylphosphonate composite proton-exchange membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Gao, Qijun ^a   Huang, Mianyan ^a   Wang, Yuxin ^a   Cai, Yuquan ^a   Xu, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone); Zirconium phosphonate

Indexed keywords

EID: 41249089601     PISSN: 16737369     EISSN: 16737474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-008-0012-5     Document Type: Article

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