Methanol sorption and permeability in Nafion and acid-doped PBI and ABPBI membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 411-412, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-44

  Diaz, Liliana A ^a,b   Abuin, Graciela C ^b   Corti, Horacio R ^a  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA INDUSTRIAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ABPBI; Conductivity; DMFC; Methanol; Nafion; PBI; Permeability; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ABPBI; CASTING PROCEDURE; CROSSLINKED; DESORPTION PRODUCTS; DIFFUSION CELLS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL BARRIERS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NAFION; NAFION 117; NMR ANALYSIS; PARTITION CONSTANT; PBI; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

DESORPTION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SORPTION; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

MEMBRANES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; METHANOL; NAFION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLY[2,2' (3 PHENYLENE) 5,5' BIBENZIMIDAZOLE]; POLY[2,5 BENZIMIDAZOLE]; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE;

EID: 84861526388     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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