Modification of ultrathin polyetheretherketone film for application in direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 344, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 266-274

  Chen, Jinhua ^a   Li, Dengrong ^b   Koshikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Zhai, Maolin ^c   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Oku, Hiroyuki ^b   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a Environment and Industrial Materials Research Division   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Polyetheretherketone (PEEK); Polymer electrolyte membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

GRAFTING YIELD; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLYETHERETHERKETONE (PEEK); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; RADIATION GRAFTING; THERMAL POLYMERIZATIONS; ULTRA-THIN; WATER UPTAKE;

DEIONIZED WATER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROLYSIS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); WATER ANALYSIS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

DIVINYLBENZENE; METHANOL; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL TORSION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 70049108289     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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