Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)/functionalized silicate hybrid proton conductors for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 204-210

  So, Soon Yong ^a   Yoon, Young Jun ^a   Kim, Tae Ho ^a   Yoon, Kyungseok ^a   Hong, Young Taik ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 (Trihydroxylsilyl)propane 1 sulfonic acid; Hydrogen crossover; PEMFC membranes; Performance; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

3-(TRIHYDROXYLSILYL)PROPANE-1-SULFONIC ACID; AS CONTENT; CASTING PROCEDURE; CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; FUEL CROSSOVER; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED SILANE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; HYBRID MEMBRANE; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PERFORMANCE; PROTON CONDUCTING; PROTON CONDUCTORS; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; WATER UPTAKE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ETHERS; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANE; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SILICATES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COPOLYMER; HYDROGEN; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE) COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYBRID CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80052037403     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.024     Document Type: Article

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