Nafion/poly(vinyl alcohol) nano-fiber composite and Nafion/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 452, Issue , 2014, Pages 253-262

  Lin, Hsiu Li ^a   Wang, Shih Hua ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blend; Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrospin; Nafion; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

DMFC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROSPIN; ENERGY DISPERSION X-RAY ANALYSIS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NAFION; NON-HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); RESIN COMPOSITES;

AGGLOMERATION; BLENDING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOFIBERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANES;

METHANOL DERIVATIVE; NANOFIBER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROTON;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE; METHANOL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84887559767     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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