Performance of passive direct methanol fuel cell with poly(vinyl alcohol)-based polymer electrolyte membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6292-6301

  Higa, Mitsuru ^a   Hatemura, Kentaro ^a   Sugita, Mikinori ^a   Maesowa, Shin Ichi ^a   Nishimura, Megumi ^a   Endo, Nobutaka ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Maximum power density; Methanol concentration; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; DEGREE OF SWELLING; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PERMSELECTIVITIES; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYANIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; TEST CELL;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

METHANOL;

EID: 84858285838     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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