Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

C Jo, D Pugal, IK Oh, KJ Kim, K Asaka - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC)
actuators. Recently, strong emphasis has been put on investigating various ionic polymer …

Ionomers for electrochemical energy conversion & storage technologies

S Adhikari, MK Pagels, JY Jeon, C Bae - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Ionomers, which are used as polymer electrolyte membranes as well as catalyst binders in
membrane electrode assemblies, are a key component of electrochemical energy …

Review of advanced materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

A Kraytsberg, Y Ein-Eli - Energy & Fuels, 2014 - ACS Publications
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 …

Recent progress in conducting polymers for hydrogen storage and fuel cell applications

N Mahato, H Jang, A Dhyani, S Cho - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen is a clean fuel and an abundant renewable energy resource. In recent years,
huge scientific attention has been invested to invent suitable materials for its safe storage …

Membranes for microbial fuel cells

S Dharmalingam, V Kugarajah, M Sugumar - Microbial electrochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter introduces the membranes used in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The chapter
begins by providing a brief introduction on fuel cells and its types. Following the components …

Proton exchange membranes with cross-linked interpenetrating network of sulfonated polyvinyl alcohol and poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) …

HQ Li, XJ Liu, H Wang, H Yang, Z Wang, J He - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cross-linked interpenetrating composite membranes of sulfonated polyvinyl alcohol and
poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid)(SPVA/PAMPS) were prepared for …

Where do poly (vinyl alcohol) based membranes stand in relation to Nafion® for direct methanol fuel cell applications?

J Maiti, N Kakati, SH Lee, SH Jee, B Viswanathan… - Journal of power …, 2012 - Elsevier
Though fuel cells have been considered as a viable energy conversion device, their
adaptation for practical applications has been facing certain challenging issues regarding …

Beyond Nafion: charged macromolecules tailored for performance as ionic polymer transducers

AJ Duncan, DJ Leo, TE Long - Macromolecules, 2008 - ACS Publications
Ionic polymer transducers (IPT) based on electroactive polymers (EAP) display
electromechanical coupling that enables breakthroughs in the design of high-performance …

Submicro-pore containing poly (ether sulfones)/polyvinylpyrrolidone membranes for high-temperature fuel cell applications

Z Guo, R **u, S Lu, X Xu, S Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A submicro-pore containing proton exchange membrane (PEM) consisting of poly (ether
sulfones)(PES) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was successfully prepared through a …

Highly conductive polyelectrolyte membranes poly (vinyl alcohol)/poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid)(PVA/PAMPS) for fuel cell application

MA Abu-Saied, EA Soliman, KM Abualnaj… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, chemically cross-linked PVA/PAMPS membranes have been prepared to be
used in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The structural properties of the resultant …