New LDPE based anion-exchange membranes for alkaline solid polymeric electrolyte water electrolysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 14992-15002

  Faraj, Marco ^a   Boccia, Massimiliano ^b   Miller, Hamish ^b   Martini, Francesca ^a   Borsacchi, Silvia ^a   Geppi, Marco ^a   Pucci, Andrea ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Acta SpA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NANOSCIENZE CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,4 Diazabicyclo(2.2.2)octane amination; Alkaline membrane water electrolyzer; Polyethylene based anion exchange membrane; Vinylbenzyl chloride photografting

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ALKALINE MEMBRANES; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; COMMERCIAL MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLYZERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FTIR; FUNCTIONAL MONOMER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; LONG TIME STABILITIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PHASE PROPERTIES; PHOTO-GRAFTING; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; SOLID POLYMERIC ELECTROLYTES; SOLID STATE NMR; THIN FILM FORMATION; UV-INDUCED GRAFTING; VINYL-BENZYL CHLORIDES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IONS; POLYETHYLENES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84866463578     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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