Novel high-performance nanohybrid polyelectrolyte membranes based on bio-functionalized montmorillonite for fuel cell applications.
This study is concerned with electrochemical investigation of novel high-performance proton exchange membranes based on bio-functionalized montmorillonite and Nafion. It was found that the incorporation of 2 wt% BMMT into Nafion polyelectrolyte matrix results in significantly improved methanol-air fuel cell efficiency of 30% compared to 14% for Nafion(R)117, and about 23-times higher membrane selectivity.
Hasani-Sadrabadi
Mohammad Mahdi
MM
Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. mahdi.hasani@gmail.com
Dashtimoghadam
Erfan
E
Majedi
Fatemeh S
FS
Kabiri
Kourosh
K
Mokarram
Nassir
N
Solati-Hashjin
Mehran
M
Moaddel
Homayoun
H
D000388:Air; D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry*; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011522:Protons
D004573:Electrolytes; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; D011522:Protons; D001546:Bentonite; C040402:perfluorosulfonic acid; D048271:Chitosan; D000432:Methanol