Preparation and characterization of PTFE based composite anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 421-422, Issue , 2012, Pages 311-317

  Zhao, Yun ^a,b   Yu, Hongmei ^a   Xing, Danmin ^c   Lu, Wangting ^a,b   Shao, Zhigang ^a   Yi, Baolian ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Sunrise Power Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane (AEM); Composite membrane; Fuel cell; Ionic conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE ANIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; IONIC EXCHANGE; N-VINYL FORMAMIDES; PROCESSING ROUTE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE AQUEOUS SOLUTION; TRIMETHYLAMINE; WATER UPTAKE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; AMINATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; DIMETHYL ETHER; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; METHYL IODIDE; MONOMER; POLITEF; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELL; AMINATION; ANION EXCHANGE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPOSITE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CONDUCTANCE; HYDROLYSIS; IN SITU POLYMERIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84865994499     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.07.034     Document Type: Article

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