Novel aryloxy-polybenzimidazoles as proton conducting membranes for high temperature PEMFCs

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7174-7182

  Angioni, S ^a   Righetti, P P ^a   Quartarone, E ^a   Dilena, E ^a   Mustarelli, P ^a   Magistris, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; MEA; PEMFC; Polybenzimidazole; Polymer electrolyte

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; AIR STOICHIOMETRY; BACK PRESSURES; ETHER GROUP; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONALIZATION PROCESS; GAS FLOWRATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEMFCS; MEA; MONOMER STRUCTURES; OXYGEN ATOM; PEMFC; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER BACKBONES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POWER DENSITIES; PROCESSABILITY; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RECENT TRENDS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY AND FUEL CELLS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITIES;

BENZENE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ETHERS; FREE RADICALS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; STOICHIOMETRY; FLOW OF GASES; FUEL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79955902456     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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