Nafion®-sepiolite composite membranes for improved proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-179

  Beauger, Christian ^a   Lainé, Guillaume ^a   Burr, Alain ^b   Taguet, Aurélie ^c   Otazaghine, Belkacem ^c   Rigacci, Arnaud ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Low humidity; Membrane; Nafion; PEMFC; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LOW HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL FEATURE; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; NAFION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OUTPUT POWER; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SEPIOLITE; WATER UPTAKE;

MEMBRANES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

KETOCONAZOLE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84872359650     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.037     Document Type: Article

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