Fabrication of the porous polyimide film as a matrix of the composite membrane of the direct methanol fuel cell

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-212

  Nguyen, Tien Hoa ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Co polyimide membrane; Fuel cell membrane; Porous structure; Wet phase inversion

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC DIANHYDRIDE; CO-POLYIMIDE MEMBRANE; HIGH POROSITIES; MATRIXES; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; MICRO-PORES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; OXYDIANILINE; P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLY-IMIDE FILMS; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POROUS MEMBRANES; POROUS STRUCTURE; PROTONIC ELECTROLYTES; SUB STRUCTURES; WET PHASE INVERSION;

AMINES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 65649144279     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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