Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol polyelectrolyte-based membrane-anode assembly for hybrid Fe3+/H2 redox flow microbial fuel cell

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 259, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-33

  Gohil, J M ^a   Karamanev, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas diffusion electrode; In situ cross linking; Membrane electrode assembly; Polyvinyl alcohol membrane; Redox flow fuel cells

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRODES; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

CONTINUOUS OPERATION; FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTES; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SITU CROSS-LINKING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84906070230     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.132     Document Type: Article

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