Moving beyond mass-based parameters for conductivity analysis of sulfonated polymers

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 123-148

  Kim, Yu Seung ^a   Pivovar, Bryan S ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

conductivity; fuel cells; morphology; sulfonated polymers; water uptake

Indexed keywords

COMMON MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVITY; CONDUCTIVITY ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LENGTH SCALE; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SULFONATED POLYMERS; WATER UPTAKE;

DEIONIZED WATER; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

POLYMERS;

ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; PROTON; SULFONE;

BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTONS; SULFONES;

EID: 77957783574     PISSN: 19475438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-073009-101309     Document Type: Article

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