Robust and durable poly(aryl-<i>co</i>-aryl piperidinium) reinforced membranes for alkaline membrane fuel cells
Chuan Hu, Jong Hyeong Park, Hae Min Kim, Ho Hyun Wang, Joon Yong Bae, Meiling Liu, Na Yoon Kang, Kyoung-seok Yoon, Chang-dae Park, Nanjun Chen, Young Moo Lee
Abstract
Polyethylene reinforced poly(aryl- co -aryl piperidinium) based membranes possess outstanding mechanical properties (tensile strength: 114 MPa, elongation at break: 159%) along with a fuel cell performance of 1.75 W cm −2 at 80 °C.
Topics & Concepts
MembraneArylElongationUltimate tensile strengthMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryFuel cellsComposite materialChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringBiochemistryAlkylFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells