Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells

Membranes

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 529-552

  Reinholdt, Marc ^a   Ilie, Alina ^b   Roualdès, Stéphanie ^a   Frugier, Jérémy ^a   Schieda, Mauricio ^a   Coutanceau, Christophe ^b   Martemianov, Serguei ^b   Flaud, Valérie ^a   Beche, Eric ^c   Durand, Jean ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane; Glycerol; Plasma deposition; Plasma treatment; Solid alkaline fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CELL MEMBRANES; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GLYCEROL; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMAS; PRECIOUS METALS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ARGON PLASMA TREATMENT; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; FLUORINATED POLYMERS; FUEL RETENTION; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC EXCHANGE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PLASMA MODIFICATIONS; PLASMA TREATMENT; POLYMER MEMBRANE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; WATER UPTAKE;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84869147173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes2030529     Document Type: Article

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