Sulfonated polyether ether ketone composite membrane using tungstosilicic acid supported on silica-aluminium oxide for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 329, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 18-29

  Ismail, A F ^a   Othman, N H ^a   Mustafa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol permeability; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK); Tungstosilicic acid (SiWA)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM OXIDES; COMPOSITE OXIDES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; FTIR; HIGH WATERS; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITIES; MAXIMUM VALUES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PROMISING MATERIALS; PROTON CONDUCTING; SEM; STABLE STRUCTURES; SULFONATED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE (SPEEK); SUPPORTED ON SILICAS; TUNGSTOSILICIC ACID (SIWA); WATER UPTAKES; XRD ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FILLERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; KETONES; LIQUIDS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLIDS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; INORGANIC ACID; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; SULFONATED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ENERGY TRANSFER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 59849109491     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.11.052     Document Type: Article

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