Radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes: the switch from low- to high-density polyethylene leads to remarkably enhanced fuel cell performance

Herein we detail the development of a new high-density polyethylene-(HDPE)-based radiation-grafted anion-exchange membrane (RG-AEM) that achieves a surprisingly high peak power density and a low in situ degradation rate (with configurations tailored to each). We also show that this new AEM can be su...

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Published inEnergy & environmental science Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 1575 - 1579
Main Authors Wang, Lianqin, Peng, Xiong, Mustain, William E, Varcoe, John R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 16.05.2019
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Summary:Herein we detail the development of a new high-density polyethylene-(HDPE)-based radiation-grafted anion-exchange membrane (RG-AEM) that achieves a surprisingly high peak power density and a low in situ degradation rate (with configurations tailored to each). We also show that this new AEM can be successfully paired with an exemplar non-Pt-group cathode. Radiation-grafted HDPE-based anion-exchange membranes perform better than LDPE-based benchmarks despite exhibiting similar ex situ properties.
Bibliography:10.15126/surreydata.8050274
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EE0008433
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
ISSN:1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/c9ee00331b