Water and methanol permeation through short-side-chain perfluorosulphonic acid ionomeric membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-391

  Gorri, D ^a   De Angelis, M G ^b   Giacinti Baschetti, M ^b   Sarti, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; DMFC; Ionomers; Pervaporation; Transport behavior

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

IONOMERIC MEMBRANES; METHANOL PERMEATION; METHANOL TRANSPORT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEM-FC); SHORT SIDE CHAIN (SSC);

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

GLYCOL; METHANOL; PLASTICIZER; POLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 48149107689     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.078     Document Type: Article

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