Fabrication and characterization of novel crosslinked composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cell application - part I. Poly (vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate-co-itaconic acid)/ phosphotungstic acid based membranes

International Journal of Electrochemical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2461-2487

  Anis, Arfat ^a,b   Al Zahrani, S M ^a   Banthia, A K ^b   Bandyopadhyay, S ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite polymer electrolyte membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol permeability; Phosphotungstic acid; Poly vinyl alcohol copolymer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960532129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14523981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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