Transport properties and fuel cell performance of sulfonated poly(imide) proton exchange membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6153-6160

  Yan, Jingling ^a   Huang, Xiaoming ^a   Moore, Hunter D ^a   Wang, Chao Yang ^a,b   Hickner, Michael A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Proton exchange membrane; Selectivity; Water diffusion

Indexed keywords

CELL TEMPERATURE; FUEL CELL DEVICES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL FEED; METHANOL TRANSPORT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PULSED-FIELD GRADIENTS; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; WATER DIFFUSION;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRODES; METHANOL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84858275984     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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