Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether sulfone) composite membranes as an alternative proton exchange membrane in microbial fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 11409-11424

  Lim, Swee Su ^a   Daud, Wan Ramli Wan ^a   Md Jahim, Jamaliah ^a   Ghasemi, Mostafa ^a   Chong, Poh She ^a   Ismail, Manal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Electrochemical impedance; Microbial fuel cell; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) poly(ether sulfone) membrane; Water crossover

Indexed keywords

COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NAFION 117 MEMBRANES; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PES MEMBRANES; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; POLYETHER SULFONE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PT CATALYSTS; REACTION EFFICIENCY; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ETHERS; MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84863633514     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.155     Document Type: Article

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