Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)-silica membranes doped with phosphotungstic acid. Morphology and proton conductivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-57

  Colicchio, Irene ^a   Wen, Fei ^a   Keul, Helmut ^a   Simon, Ulrich ^a   Moeller, Martin ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Hybrid membranes; Morphology; Phosphotungstic acid; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COLLOIDS; DENDRIMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; GELATION; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; KETONES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCES; EARLY STAGES; HYBRID MEMBRANES; HYPERBRANCHED; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; IN-SITU; LOW VISCOSITIES; MEMBRANE FORMATIONS; MEMBRANE PREPARATIONS; OPTIMAL DOPING; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACIDS; PREPARATION PROCEDURES; SILICA CONTENTS; SILICA MEMBRANES; SILICA NETWORKS; SOL - GELS; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TOTAL SOLIDS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; POLYETHOXYSILOXANE; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILOXANE; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 56649117433     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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