Nanocomposite fuel cell membranes based on Nafion and acid functionalized zeolite beta nanocrystals

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 320, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Holmberg, Brett A ^b   Wang, Xin ^a   Yan, Yushan ^b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid functional groups; Composite membrane; Fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Zeolite nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUEL CELLS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES; METALLIZING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC) PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY , TRANSMISSION; FUEL CELL MEMBRANES; FUNCTIONALIZED; METHANOL CROSS OVER; NAFION 117; NANO COMPOSITES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEMS); SULFONIC ACID (SFA); X RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD); ZEOLITE BETA;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOCRYSTAL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 46349092819     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.03.060     Document Type: Article

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