Synthesis and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sulfonated graphene oxide nanocomposite membranes for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 16621-16632

  Beydaghi, Hossein ^a   Javanbakht, Mehran ^a   Kowsari, Elaheh ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARYLDIAZONIUM SALTS; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84949128928     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie502491d     Document Type: Article

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