Cross-linked membranes based on sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK)/Nafion for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 11025-11033

  Zhang, Na ^a   Zhang, Gang ^a   Xu, Dan ^a   Zhao, Chengji ^a   Ma, Wenjia ^a   Li, Hongtao ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Xu, Shuai ^a   Jiang, Hao ^a   Sun, Hongcheng ^a   Na, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross linked membranes; Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKER; CROSSLINKING REACTION; DIAMINE MONOMERS; DIMENSION STABILITY; FTIR ANALYSIS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PRISTINE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ETHERS; KETONES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 80051591964     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.158     Document Type: Article

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