High temperature proton conduction in nanocellulose membranes: Paper fuel cells

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 4805-4814

  Bayer, Thomas ^a,b   Cunning, Benjamin V ^a   Selyanchyn, Roman ^a   Nishihara, Masamichi ^a   Fujikawa, Shigenori ^a   Sasaki, Kazunari ^a,b   Lyth, Stephen M ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Engineering   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; REACTION KINETICS;

ALTERNATIVE POWER; ELECTROCATALYST LOADING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BARRIERS; IONOMER MEMBRANES; NANO-CELLULOSE; PROTON CONDUCTION; REDUCING COSTS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

FUEL CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84978435502     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01990     Document Type: Article

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