Sulfonated poly(vinyl alcohol)/triazole blends as anhydrous proton conducting membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1458-1465

  Boroglu, Mehtap Safak ^a   Celik, Sevim Unugur ^b   Boz, Ismail ^a   Bozkurt, Ayhan ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS; ANHYDROUS PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); PROTON CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO;

BLENDING; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; METHANOL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84878865583     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.111     Document Type: Article

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