Preparation of radiochemically pore-filled polymer electrolyte membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

• Main Authors: Nasef, M. M., Zubir, N. A., Ismail, A. F., Dahlan, K. Z. M., Saidi, H., Khayet, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science B.V. 2006
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/798/1/; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/798/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.05.053
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Polymer electrolyte pore-filled membranes, for possible use in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), have been prepared by radiochemical grafting of styrene into porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) films using simultaneous irradiation with an electron beam (EB) followed by a sulfonation reaction....