Nafion/Pd-SiO2 nanofiber composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9474-9483

  Thiam, H S ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Mohamad, A B ^a   Kadhum, A A H ^a   Loh, K S ^a   Majlan, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol permeability; Nanofibers; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NANOFIBER COMPOSITES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METHANOL; NANOFIBERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SILICA; SPINNING (FIBERS); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84879951165     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.141     Document Type: Article

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