Improvement in properties of nanocrystalline cellulose/poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application

• Main Authors: Muhmed, S. A., Jaafar, Juhana, Daud, S. S., Hanifah, Mohamad Fahrul Radzi, Purwanto, M., Othman, M. H. D., Rahman, M. A., Ismail, A. F.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95821/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105577
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Improving methanol resistance and dimensional stability are the main challenges in polymer electrolyte membranes for direct methanol fuel cell application. In this study, nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was initially synthesized and then blended together with poly (vinylidene fluoride) (NCC/PVDF) an...