Structural modification of chitosan biopolymer as a novel polyelectrolyte membrane for green power generation

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 726-734

  Dashtimoghadam, Erfan ^a,b,c   Hasani Sadrabadi, Mohammad Mahdi ^a,b   Moaddel, Homayoun ^d  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan biopolymer; Direct methanol fuel cell; Membrane selectivity; Polarization curve; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING AGENTS; DIRECT METHANOL; ENERGY MEASUREMENTS; GREEN POWER GENERATION; HYDROLYTIC STABILITY; LOW COSTS; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; METHANOL FEED; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMUM COMPOSITION; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POLARIZATION CURVE; POLYELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POWER DENSITIES; PROTON CONDUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SINGLE CELLS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; SULFONATE GROUPS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMOLECULES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CROSSLINKING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); IONOMERS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLARIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MEMBRANES;

EID: 78650386785     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1496     Document Type: Article

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