Mineral nanofibre reinforced composite polymer electrolyte membranes with enhanced water retention capability in PEM fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 134-140

  Xu, Feng ^a   Mu, Shichun ^a   Pan, Mu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydration; Membrane; Mineral; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL STRUCTURES; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; HYDROPHILIC MINERALS; MATRIX; NAFION MEMBRANE; NANO-SIZE; NATURAL MINERALS; PALYGORSKITES; PEM FUEL CELL; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; THERMAL MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; WATER RETENTION CAPABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

CLAY MINERALS; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; MINERALS; NANOFIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ATTAPULGITE; NAFION; NANOFIBER; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER RETENTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79958068769     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.027     Document Type: Article

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