Crosslinked sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)/silica hybrid membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-28

  Chun, Jeong Hwan ^a   Kim, Sang Gon ^a   Lee, Ji Young ^a   Hyeon, Dong Hun ^a   Chun, Byung Hee ^a   Kim, Sung Hyun ^a   Park, Ki Tae ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; High temperature; Low humidity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; HYBRID MEMBRANE; LOW HUMIDITY; LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE; POLYMER CHAINS; SILICA CONTENT; SILICA PARTICLES; SINGLE CELLS; SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); THERMAL DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; PHENOLS; POTASSIUM; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SILICA; SODIUM;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; ESTER; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; POTASSIUM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICA;

EID: 84867025660     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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