Optimizing membrane thickness for vanadium redox flow batteries

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 437, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-113

  Chen, Dongyang ^a   Hickner, Michael A ^a   Agar, Ertan ^b   Kumbur, E Caglan ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity fade; Crossover; Membrane resistance; Proton exchange membrane; Vanadium redox flow battery

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FADE; CROSSOVER; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; OPTIMIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SECONDARY BATTERIES; VANADIUM;

MEMBRANES;

ELECTROLYTE; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; PROTON; SULFONATED FLUORINATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS; VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY;

EID: 84875799757     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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