Nafion®/mordenite composite membranes for improved direct methanol fuel cell performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 367-374

  Yoonoo, Chaiwat ^a   Dawson, Craig P ^b   Roberts, Edward P L ^b   Holmes, Stuart M ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Mordenite; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE POLYMER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONALIZED; GLYCIDOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; MEMBRANE PREPARATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; MORDENITES; POWER DENSITIES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SINGLE CELLS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; ZEOLITES; FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

GLYCIDOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; METHANOL; MORDENITE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE; FUEL; SILANE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DENSITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ENERGY RESOURCE; PERMEABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79251611463     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.12.030     Document Type: Article

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