Proton Conducting Membranes for Fuel Cells
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 404
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis and characterization; organic/inorganic/hybrid materials; membranes; proton conductivity; fuel cells
Interests: organic synthesis; nano particle synthesis; environmental chemistry; natural gas and bio gas research
Interests: polymers electrolytes; membranes; fuel cells; molecular simulations
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Dear Colleagues,
The current statuses of fuel cell technologies are considerably different. Some technologies are already mature and economically competitive; other technologies need only minor additional development to become ready for the market, yet other technologies are still too expensive and may require a few decades of continued research and development efforts to make large contributions on a global scale. The main concerns are how to reduce the cost of fuel cell components, how to apply this technology in our daily lives, and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using this technology. Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are currently under intensive development for a range of power generation applications in transportation, stationary and portable power. These are essential issues to be addressed in the next 10 years through continuous research to solve many problems. Materials selection for a commercial product involves an iterative design process that eventually becomes specific to a particular product and application.
Our Special Issue invites all kinds of research works, such as synthesis/characterization/devices in the field of organic/inorganic/hybrid materials-based proton conducting membranes for fuel cell applications. Under the title, there are no restrictions for the submission of studies on advanced materials for energy applications.
Dr. Uma Thanganathan
Dr. B. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Dr. Dengpan Dong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic/inorganic/hybrid materials
- proton conducting materials
- fuel cells
- synthesis/characterization
- materials chemistry
- physical chemistry
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