Radiation-grafted membranes based on polyethylene for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29

  Sherazi, Tauqir A ^a,b   Guiver, Michael D ^b   Kingston, David ^b   Ahmad, Shujaat ^c   Kashmiri, M Akram ^a,d   Xue, Xinzhong ^b  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Membrane electrode assembly; Polyethylene; Proton exchange membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; DEGREE OF GRAFTING; FLOW PROPERTIES; FREE MEMBRANE; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAFTED MEMBRANES; ION CONDUCTIVITIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RADIATION GRAFTING; RADIATION-GRAFTED MEMBRANES; SINGLE CELLS; SULFONIC ACID; UHMW-PE;

ACIDS; CAPILLARITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTONS; STYRENE; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 69549089780     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.07.021     Document Type: Article

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