New process for high temperature polybenzimidazole membrane production and its impact on the membrane and the membrane electrode assembly

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1055-1060

  Liu, Zhenyu ^a   Tsou, Yu Min ^a   Calundann, Gordon ^a   De Castro, Emory ^a  

^a BASF Fuel Cell Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; High temperature membrane; MEA; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

ADDED WATER; ANISOTROPIC MEMBRANE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE MEMBRANES; MACHINE DIRECTIONS; MEA; MEMBRANE CASTING; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE PRODUCTION; NEW PROCESS; PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS; PHOSPHATE ANIONS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER CHAIN ORIENTATION; SOLUTION VISCOSITY; UPWINDING; WATER ADDITION;

ANISOTROPY; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 78049409643     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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