Sulfonated poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (SPPO) electrolyte membranes reinforced by electrospun nanofiber porous substrates for fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 296-305

  Yun, Sung Hyun ^a   Woo, Jung Je ^a   Seo, Seok Jun ^a   Wu, Liang ^b   Wu, Dan ^b   Xu, Tongwen ^b   Moon, Seung Hyeon ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Processable electrospun nanofiber porous substrate; Proton conductance; SPPO electrolyte membrane; Water management

Indexed keywords

BACKBONE STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; HIGH WATER; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; POLARIZATION BEHAVIOR; POROUS SUBSTRATES; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SPPO ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; SURFACE CONDUCTING; THIN MEMBRANE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKING; ELECTROLYTES; FILLED POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; NANOFIBERS; PROTONS;

SUBSTRATES;

NANOFIBER; NANOFIBER POROUS SUBSTRATE; SULFONATED POLY(2,6 DIMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENE OXIDE); SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649965088     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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