Acid modified carbon nanotubes based Nafion nanocomposite membranes

Nonhlanhla P. Cele; Suprakas Sinha-Ray

doi:10.2316/p.2010.684-029

Acid modified carbon nanotubes based Nafion nanocomposite membranes

Nonhlanhla P. Cele
, Suprakas Sinha-Ray

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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) containing Nafion composite membranes were prepared via melt-blending at 250 °C. The effect of nitric acid oxidized CNTs (oCNTs) in composite membranes was investigated by focusing on three aspects: thermo-mechanical stability, thermal degradation, and proton conductivity. The oCNTs containing Nafion composite membrane exhibited concurrent improvement in most of the properties as compared to that of pure Nafion membranes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010
Publisher	ACTA Press
Pages	42-45
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9780889868755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2316/p.2010.684-029
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010 - Gaborone, Botswana Duration: 6 Sept 2010 → 8 Sept 2010

Publication series

Name	Series on Energy and Power Systems
ISSN (Print)	1482-7891

Conference

Conference	3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010
Country/Territory	Botswana
City	Gaborone
Period	6/09/10 → 8/09/10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
Nafion
Nanocomposite and fuel cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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Cele, NP & Sinha-Ray, S 2010, Acid modified carbon nanotubes based Nafion nanocomposite membranes. in Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010. Series on Energy and Power Systems, ACTA Press, pp. 42-45, 3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010, Gaborone, Botswana, 6/09/10. https://doi.org/10.2316/p.2010.684-029

Acid modified carbon nanotubes based Nafion nanocomposite membranes. / Cele, Nonhlanhla P.; Sinha-Ray, Suprakas.
Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AfricaPES 2010. ACTA Press, 2010. p. 42-45 (Series on Energy and Power Systems).

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Acid modified carbon nanotubes based Nafion nanocomposite membranes

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