Composite fuel cell membranes based on an inert polymer matrix and proton-conducting hybrid silica particles

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 338, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 100-110

  Niepceron, F ^a,b   Lafitte, B ^a   Galiano, H ^a   Bigarre J ^a   Nicol, E ^b   Tassin, J F ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Fluoropolymer; Grafting from; Hybrid material; Nanocomposite; Proton exchange membranes fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GAS HYDRATES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYBRID MATERIALS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SILICA; SOLVENTS;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES; GRAFTING FROM; MODIFIED SILICA PARTICLES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-CO-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FUEL CELLS; SODIUM 4-STYRENESULFONATE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

BIOFUEL; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLVENT EFFECT; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 67649283556     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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