Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan blended membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 419-420, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-71

  Ming Yang, Jen ^a   Chih Chiu, Hsien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alkaline direct methanol fuel cells; Chitosan; Ionic conductivity; Methanol permeability; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

BLENDED MEMBRANE; CROSSLINKED; GLUTARALDEHYDES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NAFION MEMBRANE; PLANE DIRECTIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; SWELLING RATIO; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKALINITY; BLENDING; CHITOSAN; CROSSLINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MEMBRANES;

CHITOSAN; ELECTROLYTE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHANOL; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84864987089     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.051     Document Type: Article

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