Perfluorosulfonic acid membranes treated by supercritical carbon dioxide method for direct methanol fuel cell application

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 335, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 118-125

  Su, Lijun ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Zhang, Yongming ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol permeability; Perfluorosulfonic acid membrane; Proton conductivity; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; HYDRATED MEMBRANES; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATIONS; ION CLUSTERS; LONG-RANGE ORDERS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NONFREEZABLE WATERS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANE; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACIDS; PFSA MEMBRANES; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE CRYSTALLINITY; SMALL - ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERINGS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE; SWELLING RATIOS; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ACIDS; APPLICATIONS; BIOMECHANICS; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANDIUM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAVIMETRY; HYDRATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLUBILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 64549118617     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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