Effect of operating temperature on the behavior of promising SPEEK/cSMM electrolyte membrane for DMFCs

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-81

  Mayahi, A ^a   Ismail, A F ^a   Ilbeygi, H ^a   Othman, M H D ^a   Ghasemi, M ^b   Norddin, M N A M ^a   Matsuura, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charged surface modifying macromolecule; Different operating temperatures; Direct methanol fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

CHARGED SURFACE MODIFYING MACROMOLECULE; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NAFION 112 MEMBRANES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WATER UPTAKE;

CHARGED PARTICLES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROLYTES; METHANOL; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TEMPERATURE;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84873878138     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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