Preparation of polysiloxane/perfluorosulfonic acid nanocomposite membranes in supercritical carbon dioxide system for direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6892-6901

  Su, Lijun ^a   Pei, Supeng ^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; Nanocomposite; Perfluorosulfonic acid membrane; Polysiloxane; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION-INFRARED; DIRECT METHANOL; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; ION CLUSTER; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANE; PFSA MEMBRANES; POLYSILOXANE; POLYSILOXANES; PRISTINE MEMBRANES; RATIO OF PROTON CONDUCTIVITY TO METHANOL PERMEABILITY; SILICON ALKOXIDES; SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES; WELL-DISPERSED; X- RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDS; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); GELATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANDIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SILICONES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 68749106814     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.145     Document Type: Article

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