Effects of contaminant on thermal properties in perfluorinated sulfonic acid membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Bas, C ^a   Alberola N D ^a   Flandin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Contamination; Counterions; Nafion; PEMFC; Perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COUNTERIONS; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL MODELING; NAFION; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES; PROTONIC CONDUCTIVITIES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

NICKEL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956273349     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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