High durable PEK-based anion exchange membrane for elevated temperature alkaline fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 394-395, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-201

  Zarrin, Hadis ^a   Wu, Jason ^a   Fowler, Michael ^a   Chen, Zhongwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cell; Anion exchange membrane; High durability; High temperature; Ion conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANION CONDUCTIVITY; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANIONIC CONDUCTIVITY; CHLOROMETHYLATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH DURABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; KOH SOLUTION; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; QUATERNIZATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WATER UPTAKE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ALKALINITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DURABILITY; ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ANION; FUEL; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYMER; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINITY; ALKALINIZATION; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CELLS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONDUCTANCE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84856548570     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.041     Document Type: Article

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