High proton conductivity and low fuel crossover of polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoro propylene-silica sulfuric acid composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 896-902

  Gnana Kumar, G ^a,b   Kim, Ae Rhan ^a   Nahm, Kee Suk ^a   Yoo, Dong Jin ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composites; Degradation; Diffusion; Ion exchangers; Matrix

Indexed keywords

CELL POWER; COMPOSITES; FUEL CROSSOVER; FUEL PERMEATION; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; ION TRANSPORTS; MATRIX; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BLENDING; DEGRADATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FABRICATION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROPYLENE; PROTONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SULFURIC ACID; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79951673091     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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