Biopolymer-based electrolyte membranes from chitosan incorporated with montmorillonite-crosslinked GPTMS for direct methanol fuel cells

• Main Authors: Purwanto, M., Atmaja, L., Mohamed, M. A., Salleh, M. T., Jaafar, J., Ismail, A. F., Santoso, M., Widiastuti, N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74378/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954089045&doi=10.1039%2fc5ra22420a&partnerID=40&md5=1bfa5671d7813b27272dfaa15493a8d1

A composite membrane was fabricated from biopolymer chitosan and montmorillonite (MMT) filler as an alternative membrane electrolyte for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) application. To first improve the organic-inorganic interfacial morphology, the pristine MMT was pre-treated using 3-glicidoxy pro...