Polyimides rank among the most heat-resistant polymers and are widely used in high
temperature plastics, adhesives, dielectrics, photoresists, nonlinear optical materials …

Synthetic membranes have become the focus of separation processes in different industries.
Synthetic membranes may be composed of inorganic materials (such as ceramics) and …

The scientific community is focused on the development of inexpensive and high-performing
membrane materials for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells (FCs). The major …

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are considered to be a promising
technology for clean and efficient power generation in the twenty-first century. Proton …

The rising interest in fuel cell vehicle technology (FCV) has engendered a growing need and
realization to develop rational chemical strategies to create highly efficient, durable, and cost …

New materials hold the key to fundamental advances in energy conversion and storage,
both of which are vital in order to meet the challenge of global warming and the finite nature …

In the last 20 years, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been the subject of tremendous
research efforts for the potential application as on-demand power sources. Two leading …

The transport properties and the swelling behaviour of NAFION and different sulfonated
polyetherketones are explained in terms of distinct differences on the microstructures and in …

Fuel cells have the potential to become an important energy conversion technology.
Research efforts directed toward the widespread commercialization of fuel cells have …

The electrolyte is the heart of any fuel cell. Ideally, this component effectively separates the
anode and cathode gases and/or liquids and mediates the electrochemical reaction …