Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE)-based graft-type polymer electrolyte membranes with different ion exchange capacities: Relative humidity dependence for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-25

  Tran Duy, Tap ^a,b   Sawada, Shin ichi ^a   Hasegawa, Shin ^a   Katsumura, Yosuke ^b   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Graft polymerization; Mechanical property; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Radiation; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING CHANNELS; CRYSTALLINE DOMAINS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTED POLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID;

AROMATIC POLYMERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ETHYLENE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEAT RADIATION; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMERS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; MACROGOL; POLITEF; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; PROTON;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84881257053     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.041     Document Type: Article

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