Sulfonated resorcinol-formaldehyde polymer gels synthesized in Nafion ion clusters as nanoscale reactors for a filler of hybrid proton exchange membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 9766-9774

  Choi, Younggeun ^a   Youn, Duck Hyun ^a   Lee, Seung Ok ^a   Kim, Youngkwon ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hybrid membranes; Nanoscale reactors; Non humidified PEMF; Sulfonated resorcinol formaldehyde polymer gels

Indexed keywords

HYBRID MEMBRANE; INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID MEMBRANES; ION CLUSTER; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NAFION MEMBRANE; NAFION STRUCTURE; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE REACTORS; NON-HUMIDIFIED PEMF; POLYMER GELS; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; REACTANT GAS; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES; WATER UPTAKE; WELL-DISPERSED;

FILLED POLYMERS; FORMALDEHYDE; GELS; IONS; MEMBRANES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

FILLERS;

EID: 84861196873     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.091     Document Type: Article

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