Passive DMFC system using a proton conductive hydrocarbon membrane

Desalination

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 210-217

  Lee, Chang Hyun ^a   Park, Chi Hoon ^a   Lee, So Young ^a   Jung, Byung Ok ^b   Lee, Young Moo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Hydrocarbon membrane; MeOH permeability; Passive DMFC; Sulfonated polyimide silica nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CATALYST POISONING; CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; INTERCHANGES; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; PROTONS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATION POLARIZATIONS; CONDUCTIVE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCES; FUEL CONCENTRATIONS; GREAT-ER; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HYDROCARBON MEMBRANE; HYDROCARBON MEMBRANES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITIES; MEOH PERMEABILITY; NAFION 117; PASSIVE DMFC; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT CATALYSTS; RAPID REDUCTIONS; REFERENCE SAMPLES; SILICA NANOCOMPOSITES; SULFONATED POLYIMIDE-SILICA NANOCOMPOSITE; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; SYSTEM USING;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; SILICA; SULFONATE;

EID: 54449084359     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.09.044     Document Type: Article

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