Quaternized polyepichlorohydrin/PTFE composite anion exchange membranes for direct methanol alkaline fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 268-275

  Guo, Tian Yi ^a   Zeng, Qing Hua ^a   Zhao, Chun Hui ^a   Liu, Qing Lin ^a   Zhu, Ai Mei ^a   Broadwell, Ian ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membranes; Composite membranes; Direct methanol fuel cells; Polyepichlorohydrin; PTFE membranes

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; BASIC MEDIA; CHLOROMETHYLATION; COMPOSITE ANIONS; DIRECT METHANOL ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; IONIC EXCHANGE; KOH CONCENTRATION; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLYEPICHLOROHYDRIN; PTFE MEMBRANES; SEM; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TETRAMETHYL; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HEXANE; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EPICHLOROHYDRIN; METHANOL; POLITEF;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ENERGY RESOURCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; METHYLATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952245203     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.043     Document Type: Article

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