Pore-filling membrane for direct methanol fuel cells based on sulfonated poly(styrene-ran-ethylene) and porous polyimide matrix

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 208-214

  Nguyen, Tien Hoa ^a   Wang, Cheng ^b   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Porous polyimide; Proton conductivity; Wet phase inversion

Indexed keywords

HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; INFILTRATED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MICROPORES; NAFION MEMBRANE; NON-SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDE FILM; POLYIMIDE MATRIX; POLYIMIDE PRECURSORS; PORE FILLING; POROUS MATRIXS; POROUS POLYIMIDE; SINGLE FUELS; SUB-STRUCTURES; THERMAL IMIDIZATION; WET PHASE INVERSION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ETHYLENE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYIMIDES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; STYRENE;

CELL MEMBRANES;

METHANOL; POLYETHYLENE; POLYIMIDE; POLYSTYRENE; PROTON; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 68049124767     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.06.042     Document Type: Article

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