Properties of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)/electrospun nonwoven polyacrylonitrile composite membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 446, Issue , 2013, Pages 212-219

  Yu, Duk Man ^a   Yoon, Sangjun ^a   Kim, Tae Ho ^a   Lee, Jang Yong ^a   Lee, Jaerock ^a   Hong, Young Taik ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Nonwoven; Polyacrylonitrile; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; NON-WOVEN; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POROUS SUBSTRATES; PRISTINE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERS; DURABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

WEAVING;

COPOLYMER; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYACRYLONITRILE; PROTON; RESIN; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONDUCTANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84880648761     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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