Permeant transport properties and cell performance of potassium hydroxide doped poly(vinyl alcohol)/fumed silica nanocomposites

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 256-264

  Lue, S Jessie ^a   Mahesh, K P O ^a   Wang, Wei Ting ^a   Chen, Jeng Yo ^a   Yang, Chun Chen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Direct methanol alkaline fuel cell (DMAFC); Methanol permeability; Nano composites; Polymer physics

Indexed keywords

ANODE FEED; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONDUCTIVITY; DIFFUSIVITIES; DIRECT METHANOL ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; FUMED SILICAS; KOH CONCENTRATION; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MATRIX; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN FLOW RATES; POLYMER PHYSICS; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; WATER DIFFUSIVITY;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ELECTROLYTES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICA; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

METHANOL;

ELECTROLYTE; METHANOL; OXYGEN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW RATE; HUMIDIFIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78649912163     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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