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Development of Polymer Nanocomposites as Electrolyte Membranes
Author(s) -
Morozan Adina,
Dumitru Anca,
Nastase Claudia,
Nastase Florin,
Stamatin Ioan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200850724
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , membrane , electrolyte , materials science , electrolysis , chemical engineering , polymer , polymer nanocomposite , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , electrode , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry
Confidence in the potential of hydrogen as an energy vector and fuel bring the opportunities for enhancing electrolyzer performance. The aim of this paper is to develop new polymer nanocomposites as electrolyte membranes for PEM‐electrolyzer. A series of nanocomposite membranes, including GEFC/TiO 2 , GEFC/CNTs, and GEFC/TiO 2 CNTs have been developed and characterized by FT‐IR spectroscopy and AFM. The application of polymer nanocomposite membranes in electrochemical cells for water electrolysis was investigated. Experimental results obtained with respect to performance are reported and discussed related to GEFC membrane.