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Mendeleev Communications

Volume 32, Issue 2, March–April 2022, Pages 224-225
Mendeleev Communications

Effect of ultrasonic treatment of Nafion® solution on the performance of fuel cells

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Abstract

The effect of preliminary high-power ultrasonic treatment of Nafion® alcohol solutions on the properties of membranes and characteristics of membrane-electrode assemblies of membrane-based fuel cells has been explored. The changes in the microstructure of Nafion® membranes upon ultrasonic treatment of their solutions lead to an increase in their proton conductivity, gas permeability and the membrane-based fuel cells power by almost 10%.

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