Long-term durability of radiation-grafted PFA-g-PSSA membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-42

  Kang, Segoo ^a,c   Jung, Doohwan ^a   Shin, Junhwa ^b   Lim, Seongyop ^a   Kim, Sang Kyung ^a   Shul, Yonggun ^c   Peck, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Durability; Membrane electrode assembly; Polymer membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLYMER MEMBRANE; RADIATION GRAFTING; RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DURABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; STYRENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MEMBRANES;

METHANOL; POLY(TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE CO PERFLUOROPROPYL VINYL ETHER); POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; PROTON; STYRENE; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONDUCTANCE; DEGRADATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; FILM; GAMMA RADIATION; ION EXCHANGE; PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84881235874     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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