Direct methanol fuel cell performance of sulfonated poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)-polybenzimidazole blend proton exchange membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3688-3696

  Haghighi, Amir Hossein ^a   Hasani Sadrabadi, Mohammad Mahdi ^b,c   Dashtimoghadam, Erfan ^b   Bahlakeh, Ghasem ^b   Shakeri, Seyyed Emadodin ^b   Majedi, Fatemeh S ^b,c   Hojjati Emami, Shahriar ^b   Moaddel, Homayoun ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base interaction; Direct methanol fuel cell; Polymeric blend; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE INTERACTION; AMINE GROUPS; BLEND MEMBRANES; CELL EFFICIENCY; DIRECT METHANOL; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; METHANOL FEED; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMUM COMPOSITION; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMERIC BLENDS; POWER DENSITIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SINGLE FUELS; WATER SWELLING;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEIONIZED WATER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79952251576     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.101     Document Type: Article

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