Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sulfosuccinic Acid (PVA/SSA) as Proton-Conducting Membranes for Fuel Cells: Effect of Cross-Linking and Plasticizer Addition

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (47) ◽  
pp. 41428-41438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingmei Xu ◽  
Hongzhe Ni ◽  
Xueyan Luo ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Huixuan Zhang

The cross-linking structures and introduced PVA effectively blocked the transmission channel of methanol and inhibited the infiltration of methanol.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (101) ◽  
pp. 83436-83447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchira Rudra ◽  
Vikash Kumar ◽  
Patit Paban Kundu

In the present study, acid catalysed cross-linking of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) with varying concentrations of glutaraldehyde was analyzed and the cross-linked PVAs were utilized as membrane separators in single chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs).


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