Preparation and Fuel Cell Performance of Proton Conductive Hydroxyapatite Doped Composite Membranes

Detailed experimental procedures for the fabrication of composite Nafion ® membranes , MEA preparation , fuel cell performance testing and durability testing

Fabrication and Characterization of Proton Conductive Membranes Based on Poly(methyl methacrylate-co-maleic anhydride)

In this study, proton conductive composite membranes were produced by using a poly(methylmethacrylate-co-maleic anhydride) (P(MMA-co-MAH)) copolymer and phosphotungstic Acid (PWA) as an additive of the proton conductive agent. P(MMA/MAH) 70/30, 50/50, and 30/70 were synthesized using a free radical polymerization reaction. PWA with a concentration of 2% was added to...

Water dynamics and proton transfer in nafion fuel cell membranes.

The dynamics of water and its effect on proton transport kinetics in Nafion membranes are compared at several hydration levels. Nafion is the most widely used polyelectrolyte membrane in fuel cells. Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy of the O-D stretch of dilute HOD in H2O provides a probe of the local environment and hydrogen bond network dynamics of water confined in the hydrophilic regions of N...

Ion track grafting: A way of producing low-cost and highly proton conductive membranes for fuel cell applications

Proton conductive individual channels through a PVDF matrix have been designed using the ion track grafting technique. The chosen polyelectrolyte, a sulfonated polystyrene (PSSA), has been radiografted all along the linear and cylindrical ion tracks of irradiated PVDF leading to the creation of privileged paths for proton conduction from the anode to the cathode without inducing any further por...

Functionalized and Electrospun Polymeric Materials as High-Performance Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell: A Review

Proton exchange membranes (PEM) for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) have main drawbacks which are methanol permeability, reduced proton conductivity and the cost of the membrane. This paper reviews different polymeric materials such as fluorinated, non-fluorinated, acid-base complex, and composite membranes for DMFC. Currently, nonfluorinated membranes gain a lot of atte...