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Highly Proton-Selective Biopolymer Layer-Coated Ion-Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

  1. Dr. Sanna Kotrappanavar Nataraj1,2,
  2. Dr. Chen-Hao Wang3,
  3. Hsin-Chih Huang4,
  4. He-Yun Du4,
  5. Sea-Fu Wang5,
  6. Ying-Chu Chen4,
  7. Prof. Li-Chyong Chen4,
  8. Dr. Kuei-Hsien Chen1,*

Article first published online: 3 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100366

Issue

ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Special Issue: Flow Chemistry

Volume 5, Issue 2, pages 392–395, February 13, 2012

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How to Cite

Nataraj, S. K., Wang, C.-H., Huang, H.-C., Du, H.-Y., Wang, S.-F., Chen, Y.-C., Chen, L.-C. and Chen, K.-H. (2012), Highly Proton-Selective Biopolymer Layer-Coated Ion-Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. ChemSusChem, 5: 392–395. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100366

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617 (Taiwan)

  2. 2

    Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE (UK)

  3. 3

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607 (Taiwan)

  4. 4

    Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617 (Taiwan)

  5. 5

    Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608 (Taiwan)

*Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617 (Taiwan)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 3 FEB 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 14 JUL 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 11 JAN 2011

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  • Ministry of Education and National Science Council of Taiwan

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Keywords:

  • fuel cells;
  • composites;
  • membranes;
  • proton transport;
  • selectivity
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Peels of an onion: New composite proton exchange membranes prepared through layer-by-layer coating of a biopolymer has shown superior methanol barrier properties, while maintaining a high affinity to proton transfer same time. The highly selective skin layer in the composite system significantly increases the fuel utilization efficiency in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).

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