Enhanced proton conductivity from phosphoric acid-imbibed crosslinked 3D polyacrylamide frameworks for high-temperature proton exchange membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1016-1026

  Tang, Qunwei ^a   Cai, Hongyuan ^a   Yuan, Shuangshuang ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Yuan, Weiqiang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Hydrogels; Polyacrylamide; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING AGENTS; CROSSLINKED; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INITIATOR DOSAGE; LOW COSTS; PER UNIT; POLYACRYLAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; POROUS STRUCTURES; PROTON CONDUCTORS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

FUEL CELLS; HYDROGELS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYACRYLATES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84872052027     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.107     Document Type: Article

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