Alkali doped polyvinyl alcohol/multi-walled carbon nano-tube electrolyte for direct methanol alkaline fuel cell

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 225-232

  Pan, Wen Han ^a   Lue, S Jessie ^a,b   Chang, Chia Ming ^b   Liu, Ying Ling ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell performance; Conductivity; Direct methanol alkaline fuel cell (DMAFC); Methanol permeability; Nano composite

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CONDUCTIVITY; DIFFUSIVITIES; DIRECT METHANOL ALKALINE FUEL CELL (DMAFC); DIRECT METHANOL ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; FTIR; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAFTING ONTO; IONIC CHANNELS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MULTI-WALLED; NOVEL ROUTE; OPEN-CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; WATER SOLUBILITIES; XPS;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROLYTES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); METHANOL FUELS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

METHANOL;

ALKALI; ELECTROLYTE; ION CHANNEL; METHANOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY PARAMETERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79957562245     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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