Crosslinked sulfonated poly(vinyl alcohol)/sulfonated multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 208-215

  Yun, Sungjin ^a   Im, Hyungu ^a   Heo, Yusun ^a   Kim, Jooheon ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Fuel cell; Multi walled carbon nanotube; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MATRIX; MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS;

ALDEHYDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FUEL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHANOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 80051472098     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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