Modeling and simulation of the degradation of perfluorinated ion-exchange membranes in PEM fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Shah, A A ^a   Ralph, T R ^b   Walsh, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RATE CONSTANTS;

CATHODE AND ANODES; CHEMICAL DEGRADATIONS; END GROUPS; FENTON REACTIONS; HYDROGEN FLUORIDES; MODELING AND SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL CODES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PEM FUEL CELLS; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES; POLYMER BACKBONES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; RADICAL FORMATIONS; SIDE CHAINS; SUB MODELS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENON;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 61349180771     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3077573     Document Type: Article

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