Issue 5, 2019

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

Abstract

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.

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

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Jan 2019
Accepted
26 Apr 2019
First published
26 Apr 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Energy Environ. Sci., 2019,12, 1575-1579

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

L. Wang, X. Peng, W. E. Mustain and J. R. Varcoe, Energy Environ. Sci., 2019, 12, 1575 DOI: 10.1039/C9EE00331B

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