Characterization and PEMFC application of a mesoporous sulfonated silica prepared from two precursors, tetraethoxysilane and phenyltriethoxysilane

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 9831-9841

  Tsai, Cheng Hsiu ^a   Lin, Hung Ju ^a   Tsai, Huei Mei ^b   Hwang, Jin Tarng ^b   Chang, Su Ming ^b   Chen Yang, Yui Whei ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Materials and Electro Optics Research Division   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell performance; Ionic liquid; Nafion silica composite membrane; PEMFC; Sulfonated silica

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; DRY CONDITION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MESOPOROUS; NAFION/SILICA COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PHENYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; POWER DENSITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE CELLS; SULFONATED SILICA; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TETRAETHOXYSILANES; WATER UPTAKE;

ION EXCHANGE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICA; SULFURIC ACID;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79960920841     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.186     Document Type: Article

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