Polymer Membranes for Fuel Cells

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zaidi, S. M. Javaid. (Editor), Matsuura, Takeshi. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Chemical engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Renewable and Green Energy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73532-0

Fuel cell is considered to be one of the most promising clean energy sources since it does not generate toxic gases and other hazardous compounds. It is currently an important research topic in all leading automobile and energy industries and also considered as reaching the threshold of commercializ...

Table of Contents:

• Fuel Cell Fundamentals - Properties of fuel cell membranes
• Proton conducting membranes based on hydrocarbon polymers
• Design and development of highly sulfonated proton exchange membranes for high temperature fuel cells applications
• Sulfonated polyether-ether ketone membranes
• Development of Radiation Grafted membranes
• Development of blend membranes
• Organic HT PEM, organic/inorganic composite HT PEM
• Critical issues in the commercialization of DMFC and role of membranes
• Composite sulfonated Polyether-ether ketone membranes
• Hybrid organic/inorganic membranes
• Membrane Blends for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
• Methanol Permeation through proton exchange membranes
• Polyelectrolyte having phosphoric and other acids
• Challenges of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) development
• Development of unique pore filling membranes
• Carbon-filled polymers for PEM fuel cell bipolar plates
• Mechanical Properties of Polymer electrolyte membranes
• Tailoring membranes for Fuel cell/Future directions in membrane developments for fuel cell.