Novel quaternized polysulfone/ZrO2 composite membranes for solid alkaline fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7291-7302

  Vinodh, Rajangam ^a   Purushothaman, Muthukrishnan ^a   Sangeetha, Dharmalingam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline membrane fuel cell; Composite membrane; Quaternized polysulfone; Transmission electron microscopy; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEMBRANES; CARBON SUPPORTED PLATINUM; CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE ANIONS; COMPOSITE POLYMER MEMBRANE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HYDROXIDE IONS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PLATINUM CATHODES; QUATERNIZED POLYSULFONE; SEM AND TEM; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; VULCAN XC72; ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; QUATERNIZED POLYSULFONES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MEMBRANES; PLATINUM; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIA; ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ELECTRODES; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955896554     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.056     Document Type: Article

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