Mechanism of perfluorsulfonic acid membrane chemical degradation under low RH conditions

ECS Transactions

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 907-918

  Coms, F D ^a   Xu, H ^b   McCallum, T ^b   Mittelsteadt, C ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Giner Incorporated and Giner Electrochemical Systems LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; DEGRADATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CHAIN SCISSION; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; HIGH HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPORS; PKA VALUES; SULFONIC ACID;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84879633010     PISSN: 19385862     EISSN: 19386737     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1149/05002.0907ecst     Document Type: Conference Paper

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