Preparation of Nafion/poly(vinyl alcohol) electro-spun fiber composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 114-122

  Lin, Hsiu Li ^a   Wang, Shr Hua ^a   Chiu, Chiu Kai ^a   Yu, T Leon ^a   Chen, Li Chun ^a   Huang, Chen Chiang ^b   Cheng, Tai Hong ^b   Lin, Jian Min ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrospin; Nafion

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BLEND MEMBRANES; CROSS-LINKED PVA; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKING REACTION; ELECTROSPIN; FIBER MEMBRANES; GLUTARALDEHYDES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NAFION; NAFION MEMBRANE; NAFION SOLUTION; SPUN FIBER; VINYLALCOHOL;

ALDEHYDES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FIBERS; FILM PREPARATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOFIBERS; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; THIN FILMS;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

FUEL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHANOL; NANOFIBER; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROSPINNING; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; VAPOR;

EID: 78049270271     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.08.045     Document Type: Article

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