Polymers for PEM fuel cells

Includes chemical, synthetic, and cross-disciplinary approaches; this book includes the necessary techniques and technologies to help readers better understand polymers for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The methods described are essential to researchers and scientists in the field and will lead to further development in polymer and fuel cell technologies. This resource provides complete, essential, and comprehensive overview of polymer applications for PEM fuel cells; emphasizes state-of-the-art developments and methods, like PEMs for novel fuel cells and polymers for fuel cell catalysts; includes detailed chapters on major topics, like PEM for direct liquid fuel cells and fluoropolymers and non-fluorinated polymers for PEM; has relevance to a range of industries - like polymer engineering, materials, and green technology - involved with fuel cell technologies and R & D. --

Polymers for PEM Fuel Cells; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Principles of Fuel Cells; 1.2 Types of Fuel Cells; 1.2.1 AFC; 1.2.2 PAFC; 1.2.3 MCFC; 1.2.4 SOFC; 1.2.5 PEMFC; 1.2.6 DMFC; 1.3 Applications; 1.3.1 Stationary Power; 1.3.2 Propulsion of Vehicles; 1.3.3 Portable Applications; 1.4 Needs of Fundamental Materials for PEM Fuel Cells; 1.4.1 Membranes; 1.4.2 Electrodes; 1.4.3 Polymeric Materials as Components of Fuel Cell Catalytic System; 1.4.4 Bipolar Plates; 1.5 Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells; 1.5.1 Proton Exchange Membranes; 1.5.2 PEMs for DMFCs.

1.5.3 Anion Exchange Membranes (AEMs)1.5.4 Organic-Inorganic Composites; 1.6 Testing of PEMs; References; 2 Fluoropolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Resins; 2.2.1 PFSA Polymers with Long Side Chains; 2.2.2 PFSA Polymers with Short Side Chains; 2.2.3 Sulfonimide Membranes; 2.3 Partially Fluorinated Polymers; 2.3.1 Partially Fluorinated Aromatic Polymers; 2.3.2 Partially Fluorinated Graft Copolymers; 2.4 Durability of Fluoropolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes; 2.5 Composite Membranes Based on Fluoropolymers; 2.5.1 Reinforcement by a Polymer.

2.5.2 Organic-Ino…