Preparation and characterization of proton exchange membrane based on SPSEBS/PSU blends for fuel cell applications

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3360-3369

  Bhavani, Perumal ^a   Sangeetha, Dharmalingam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blend; PSU; SPSEBS; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BUTENES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COST REDUCTION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HOT PRESSING; HYDROGEN FUELS; INK; ION EXCHANGE; IONOMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STABILITY; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PLATINUM; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFONATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID POLYMERS; BLEND; BLEND MEMBRANES; CARBON CLOTHS; FABRICATION PARAMETERS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; IONIC EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANE; PSU; PT LOADING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SINGLE CELL MEASUREMENT; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; SPSEBS; SULFONATED POLYSTYRENE; TGA AND DSC; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CATALYST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; EVAPORATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELL; GAS FLOW; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79955644768     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.033     Document Type: Article

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