Absence of Schroeder's paradox: Experimental evidence for water-swollen Nafion® membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 74-79

  Jeck, Sandra ^a   Scharfer, Philip ^a   Kind, Matthias ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ionomer membrane; Nafion ; Polymer electrolyte; Schroeder's paradox; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MASS; DESWELLING; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; IONOMER MEMBRANES; LIQUID PHASE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE PERVAPORATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER SAMPLES; SCHROEDER'S PARADOX; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; SOLVENT ACTIVITY; SOLVENT SORPTION; SOLVENT UPTAKE; SORPTION DATA; VAPOUR-PHASE; VERSATILE METHODS; WATER SORPTION;

FUEL CELLS; MASS TRANSFER; PERVAPORATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SORPTION;

LIQUIDS;

IONIC LIQUID; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; MEMBRANE; NAFION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT;

EID: 79953751195     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.02.036     Document Type: Article

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