Highly stable proton conducting nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) prepared by pore modifications: An extremely low methanol permeable PEM

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 145-154

  Tripathi, Bijay P ^a   Kumar, Mahendra ^a   Shahi, Vinod K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Organic inorganic composite membrane; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone); Zeolite; Zirconium hydrogen phosphate

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); ZEOLITE; ZIRCONIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; INFILTRATION; KETONES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SEEPAGE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZEOLITES; ZIRCONIUM;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER; SULFONATED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE; ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE; ZIRCONIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 58649100040     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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