Non-fluorinated membranes thickness effect on the DMFC performance

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1917-1932

  Silva, V S Freitas ^a   Silva, V B ^a   Reissner, R ^c   Vetter, S ^b   Mendes, A ^a   Madeira, L M ^a   Nunes, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Pervaporation; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (sPEEK); Thickness

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; KETONES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CO2 CONCENTRATION; CONSTANT VOLTAGE; CURRENT-VOLTAGE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; DMFC PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL EFFICIENCY; METHANOL CROSS-OVER; METHANOL PERMEATION; NON-FLUORINATED MEMBRANES; OHMIC LOSSES; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PERVAPORATION; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PURE OXYGEN; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE) (SPEEK); SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE) (SPEEK) MEMBRANES; SULFONATION DEGREE; THICKNESS; THICKNESS EFFECTS;

PERMEATION;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; OXYGEN; POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; THICKNESS;

EID: 46049104744     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390802063754     Document Type: Article

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