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Efficient utilization of anion exchange composites using silica filler for low temperature alkaline membrane fuel cells

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Alkaline membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) are advantageous over polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in terms of electrode reaction kinetics and electrocatalyst versatility. One of the key materials for this type of fuel cell is anion exchange membrane (AEM). In this paper, we report on the fabrication of novel composite membrane from a quaternized tri-block copolymer and silica filler by solvent casting method and its application in alkaline membrane fuel cells. The fabricated membrane showed hydroxide conductivity up to 1.86 × 10−2 S cm−1 and a maximum AMFC power density of 182 mW cm−2 at a voltage of 0.77 V.

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Acknowledgment

Financial support from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India (Letter No. SR/S2/CMP-06/2008, dated 21-08-2008) is gratefully acknowledged. Also the authors thank DST-FIST and UGC-DRS for providing the instrumentation facility to carry out this work.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai, 600025, Tamil Nadu, India

    Rajangam Vinodh & Dharmalingam Sangeetha

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Vinodh, R., Sangeetha, D. Efficient utilization of anion exchange composites using silica filler for low temperature alkaline membrane fuel cells. Int J Plast Technol 17, 35–50 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12588-013-9046-8

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