New cross-linked PVA based polymer electrolyte membranes for alkaline fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-199

  Merle, Géraldine ^a   Hosseiny, Seyed Schwan ^a   Wessling, Matthias ^a   Nijmeijer, Kitty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cell; Anion exchange membrane; Hydroxyl conductivity; Poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE); Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CROSS-LINKED PVA; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; CROSSLINKED; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER; FUEL CELL OPERATION; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POWER DENSITIES;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

MEMBRANES;

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS DIFFUSION; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84860567737     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.056     Document Type: Article

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