Thermal stability of proton exchange fuel-cell membranes based on crosslinked-polytetrafluoroethylene for membrane-electrode assembly preparation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-349

  Sawada, Shin ichi ^a,b   Yamaki, Tetsuya ^a   Kawahito, Shinpei ^b   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Suzuki, Akihiro ^b   Terai, Takayuki ^b   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crosslinked PTFE proton exchange membrane; Membrane electrode assembly; Proton exchange fuel cell; Radiation grafting; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CYTOLOGY; DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; MEMBRANES; PROTONS; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CROSSLINKED-PTFE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY; PROTON EXCHANGE FUEL CELL; RADIATION GRAFTING; THERMAL STABILITY;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 59149090061     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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