Acid-base blend membranes consisting of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) and 5-amino-benzotriazole tethered polysulfone for DMFC

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 289-297

  Li, W ^a   Manthiram, A ^a   Guiver, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid base interactions; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE INTERACTION; ACID POLYMERS; ACID-BASE BLEND MEMBRANES; BENZOTRIAZOLES; BLEND MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; HETEROCYCLES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LIQUID UPTAKE; LOW COSTS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL FEED; NITROGEN ATOM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ACIDS; BLENDING; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; KETONES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

5 AMINO BENZOTRIAZOLE TETHERED POLYSULFONE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; NITROGEN; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; PROTON; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77955663391     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.059     Document Type: Article

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