Modified Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Based MixedMatrixMembranes for DirectMethanol Fuel Cells
IR@CECRI: CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
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Modified Sulfonated Poly(ether ether
ketone) Based MixedMatrixMembranes
for DirectMethanol Fuel Cells
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| Creator |
Meenakshi, S.
Bhat, S.D. Sahu, AK. Sridharan, D. Pitchumani, S. |
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Fuel Cells
Electrochemical Power Sources |
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| Description |
Mixed matrix membranes based on zeolite 4A-methane sulfonic
acid (MSA)-sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)
(SPEEK) are evaluated as a potential polymer electrolyte
membrane (PEM) for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).
Ion-exchange capacity, sorption of water, and water–methanol
mixture, proton conductivity, and methanol permeability
for the mixed-matrix membranes have been extensively
investigated. The mixed-matrix membranes are also characterized
for their cross-sectional morphology, mechanical,
and thermal properties. DMFCs employing SPEEK-MSA
(20 wt.%) blend, zeolite 4A (4 wt.%)-SPEEK-MSA (20 wt.%)
mixed matrix membranes deliver peak power densities of
130 and 159 mW cm–2, respectively; while a peak power
density of only 95 mW cm–2 is obtained for the DMFC
employing pristine SPEEK membrane at 70 °C. The results
showed that these SPEEK based mixed matrix membranes
exhibit higher DMFC performance and lower methanol permeability
in comparison to Nafion-117 membrane
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Wiley Interscience
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| Date |
2013
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/3117/1/084-2013.pdf
Meenakshi, S. and Bhat, S.D. and Sahu, AK. and Sridharan, D. and Pitchumani, S. (2013) Modified Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Based MixedMatrixMembranes for DirectMethanol Fuel Cells. Fuel Cells, 13 (5). pp. 851-861. ISSN 1615-6846 |
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/3117/
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