Novel high-performance nanocomposite proton exchange membranes based on poly (ether sulfone)

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 226-231

  Hasani Sadrabadi, Mohammad Mahdi ^a   Dashtimoghadam, Erfan ^a   Ghaffarian, Seyed Reza ^a   Hasani Sadrabadi, Mohammad Hossein ^b   Heidari, Mahdi ^c   Moaddel, Homayoun ^d  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell performance; Membrane selectivity; Nafion; Organically modified montmorillonite; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Sulfonated poly (ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SULFONATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; NAFION; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY (ETHER SULFONE);

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 69449087033     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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