Fabrication and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)/montmorillonite/ poly(styrene sulfonic acid) proton-conducting composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4419-4431

  Yang, Chun Chen ^a  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs); Montmorillonite (MMT); Poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PSSA); Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA); Proton conducting composite membrane

Indexed keywords

AC IMPEDANCE METHOD; AIR BREATHING; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE POLYMER MEMBRANE; CONDUCTING COMPOSITES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; METHANOL BARRIERS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MONTMORILLONITE (MMT); PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLY(STYRENE SULFONIC ACID); POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); PROTON SOURCE; SEM; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; SULFONIC ACID; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYMERS; PROTONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79952536386     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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