Polybenzimidazole/1H-imidazole-4-sulfonic acid hybrid membranes for high-temperature proton exchange membranes fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 399-400, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-15

  Shen, Cheng Hsun ^a   Hsu, Steve Lien chung ^a   Bulycheva, Elena ^b   Belomoina, Natalya ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b A N NESMEYANOV INSTITUTE OF ORGANOELEMENT COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

1H Imidazole 4 sulfonic acid; Fuel cells; Polybenzimidazole; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION AT BREAK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYBRID MEMBRANE; ORGANOSOLUBLE; PLASTICIZING EFFECTS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FUEL CELLS;

FLUORINE; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

1H IMIDAZOLE 4 SULFONIC ACID; FLUORINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84857915150     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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