Cross-linked, ETFE-derived and radiation grafted membranes for anion exchange membrane fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 594-602

  Fang, Jun ^a   Yang, Yixu ^a   Lu, Xiaohuan ^a   Ye, Meiling ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Zhang, Yanmei ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane; Crosslinking; DABCO; ETFE; Fuel cell; Radiation grafted

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-DIAZABICYCLO[2 ,2 ,2]OCTANE; ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANION CONDUCTIVITY; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; DABCO; ETFE; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; QUATERNIZATION; RADIATION-GRAFTED MEMBRANES; SINGLE FUELS; TRIMETHYLAMINE; VINYL-BENZYL CHLORIDES; WATER UPTAKE;

ALKALINITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CROSSLINKING; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHYLENE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84655162725     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.112     Document Type: Article

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