Characterization of proton exchange membranes based on SPSEBS/SPSU blends

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bhavani, Perumal ^a   Sangeetha, Dharmalingam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; SPSEBS; SPSU; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRODES; ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; HOT PRESSING; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFONATION;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PROTON CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; SPSEBS; SPSU; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84857470072     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-9824-6     Document Type: Article

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