Cost effective cation exchange membranes: A review

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 950-959

  Yee, R S L ^a   Rozendal, R A ^b   Zhang, K ^c   Ladewig, B P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cation exchange membranes; Fluorinated; Nafion ; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COST EFFECTIVE; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; FLUORINATED; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HIGH COSTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH THERMAL; HYDROCARBON POLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE SYSTEMS; LOW COSTS; LOW HUMIDITY; PERFLUORINATED POLYMERS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER ELECTROLYTES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POSITIVE IONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84862318368     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.10.015     Document Type: Review

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