Grafted porous PTFE/partially fluorinated sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone) composite membrane for PEMFC applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 170-178

  Bi, Cheng ^a,b   Zhang, Huamin ^a   Xiao, Shaohua ^a,b   Zhang, Yu ^a   Mai, Zhensheng ^a,b   Li, Xianfeng ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Grafted PTFE reinforced composite membrane; Interfacial compatibility with electrode; Mechanical stability; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON MEMBRANE; INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILITY; LOW COSTS; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE); POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE; POROUS SUBSTRATES; PROTON CONDUCTORS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; REINFORCED MEMBRANES; SINGLE CELLS; SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CONTACT ANGLE; ETHERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; KETONES; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PROTONS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ETHER; HYDROCARBON; KETONE; POLITEF; POROUS POLYMER; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONDUCTOR; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRODE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION;

EID: 79957575571     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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