High performance porous polybenzimidazole membrane for alkaline fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 18405-18415

  Zarrin, Hadis ^a   Jiang, Gaopeng ^a   Lam, Grace Y Y ^b   Fowler, Michael ^a   Chen, Zhongwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cells; Alkaline stability; Anion exchange membrane; Ionic conductivity; Porous films

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DURABILITY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POROSITY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION; GOOD DURABILITY; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POROUS FILM; POROUS POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; STABILITY TESTING;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84908220996     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.134     Document Type: Article

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