Polybenzimidazole (PBI)-functionalized silica nanoparticles modified PBI nanocomposite membranes for proton exchange membranes fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 403-404, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Suryani, ^a   Chang, Yu Nan ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a   Liu, Ying Ling ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Polybenzimidazole; Proton exchange membrane; Silica nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALLY BONDED; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA; INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILITY; MALEIMIDES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NANO-FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FUEL CELLS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE CELLS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OZONE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MEMBRANES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MALEIMIDE DERIVATIVE; N (4 CARBOXYPHENYL)MALEIMIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OZONE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84859267341     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.043     Document Type: Article

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