Differences in the oxygen permeation behavior of perfluorinated and hydrocarbon-type polymer electrolyte membranes at elevated temperatures

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-87

  Ohira, Akihiro ^a   Kuroda, Seiichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elevated temperature; Hydrocarbon type polymer electrolyte membrane; Oxygen permeability; Perfluorinated polymer electrolyte membrane; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROCARBONS; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PERFLUORINATED POLYMERS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84927137084     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.031     Document Type: Article

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