PPO-based acid-base polymer blend membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Fu, Rong Qiang ^a   Julius, David ^a   Hong, Liang ^a   Lee, Jim Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acid base polymer blends; Direct methanol fuel cell; Ionic crosslinking; Poly(phenylene oxide); Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MIXING; POLYMERS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ACID BASE; BLEND MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DFMC); N-PROPYLAMINE;

ENZYMES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 48149091404     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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