Ionomer membrane and MEA development for DMFC

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3955-3980

  Gogel, Viktor ^a   Jorissen, Ludwig ^a   Chromik, Andreas ^b   Schonberger, Frank ^b   Lee, Jeong ^b   Schafer, Mechtilde ^b   Krajinovic, Katica ^b   Kerres, Jochen ^b  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blend membranes; DMFC; MEA

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRODES; FILM PREPARATION; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; PROTONS;

ARYLENE; BLEND MEMBRANES; CHAIN POLYMERS; DMFC; DMFC PERFORMANCES; ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; FREE FILMS; IONOMER MEMBRANES; MEA; MICROPHASE; MORPHOLOGY CHANGES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SULFONATED POLYETHERS; SULFONATED POLYETHERSULFONE;

MEMBRANES;

ACID; BLEND; COATING; CONCENTRATION; COPOLYMER; FILM; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYESTER; POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; POLYETHER SULFONE; POLYMER; SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 58149189417     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390802414759     Document Type: Article

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