Zirconium phosphate/Nafion115 composite membrane for high-concentration DMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3402-3409

  Hou, Hongying ^a,b   Sun, Gongquan ^a   Wu, Zhimou ^a,b   Jin, Wei ^a,b   Xin, Qin ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

DMFC durability; Methanol crossover; ZrP Nafion115

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

CELL PERFORMANCES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DURABILITY TESTING; HYDROGEN ENERGY; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION; ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY (IEC); MASS TRANSPORT; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; METHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; METHANOL CROSS OVER; PERFORMANCE TESTING; SINGLE CELLS; THERMAL STABILITY; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE (ZRP);

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 47049093155     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.060     Document Type: Article

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