Mordenite-incorporated PVA-PSSA membranes as electrolytes for DMFCs

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-83

  Bhat, S D ^a   Sahu, A K ^a   George, C ^b   Pitchumani, S ^a   Sridhar, P ^a   Chandrakumar, N ^b   Singh, K K ^c   Krishna, N ^c   Shukla, A K ^a,d  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c APPLIED MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

DMFC; Methanol permeability; Mordenite composites; NMR imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PHASE; DEGREE OF SULFONATION; DISPERSED PHASE; DMFC; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL FEED; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MORDENITE; MORDENITE COMPOSITES; NMR IMAGING; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; OPTIMIZED COMPOSITES; PEAK POWER; POINT RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIES; POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID; RELEASE KINETICS; SORPTION DATA; WATER RELEASE;

ANODIC OXIDATION; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFONATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZEOLITES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

METHANOL; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 67649363292     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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