Optimization of the synthesis of nafion-montmorillonite nanocomposite membranes for fuel cell applications through statistical design-of-experiment

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 721-727

  Felice, Christine ^a   Qu, Deyang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; CURING TEMPERATURE; CURING TIME; EXPERIMENT METHODS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL CROSSOVER; IN-PLANE CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES; STATISTICAL DESIGN;

CLAY MINERALS; EXPERIMENTS; FUEL CELLS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICATE MINERALS;

CURING;

EID: 78651395750     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie1017628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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