Polymer membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Recent advances and challenges

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 813-843

  Bose, Saswata ^a   Kuila, Tapas ^a   Nguyen, Thi Xuan Hien ^a   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Lau, Kin Tak ^a,b,c   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell performance; Fuel cell; High temperature proton exchange membrane; Polymeric membrane; Proton conductivity; Water retention

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLENDING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); THERMAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITIES; WATER RETENTION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79955482988     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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