Polymers for PEM Fuel Cells -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Principles of Fuel Cells -- 1.2 Types of Fuel Cells -- 1.2.1 AFC -- 1.2.2 PAFC -- 1.2.3 MCFC -- 1.2.4 SOFC -- 1.2.5 PEMFC -- 1.2.6 DMFC -- 1.3 Applications -- 1.3.1 Stationary Power -- 1.3.2 Propulsion of Vehicles -- 1.3.3 Portable Applications -- 1.4 Needs of Fundamental Materials for PEM Fuel Cells -- 1.4.1 Membranes -- 1.4.2 Electrodes -- 1.4.3 Polymeric Materials as Components of Fuel Cell Catalytic System -- 1.4.4 Bipolar Plates -- 1.5 Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells -- 1.5.1 Proton Exchange Membranes -- 1.5.2 PEMs for DMFCs -- 1.5.3 Anion Exchange Membranes (AEMs) -- 1.5.4 Organic-Inorganic Composites -- 1.6 Testing of PEMs -- References -- 2 Fluoropolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Resins -- 2.2.1 PFSA Polymers with Long Side Chains -- 2.2.2 PFSA Polymers with Short Side Chains -- 2.2.3 Sulfonimide Membranes -- 2.3 Partially Fluorinated Polymers -- 2.3.1 Partially Fluorinated Aromatic Polymers -- 2.3.2 Partially Fluorinated Graft Copolymers -- 2.4 Durability of Fluoropolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes -- 2.5 Composite Membranes Based on Fluoropolymers -- 2.5.1 Reinforcement by a Polymer -- 2.5.2 Organic-Inorganic Composite Membranes -- 2.5.3 Nafion®/Sulfonated Polymers -- 2.5.4 Multilayer Membranes -- 2.5.5 Semi-IPN Membranes -- References -- 3 Nonfluorinated Polymers for Proton Exchange Membranes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sulfonated Polyimides -- 3.2.1 Synthesis of Sulfonated Polyimides -- 3.2.2 Structure and Properties of Sulfonated Polyimide -- 3.2.3 Modification of Sulfonated Polyimides -- 3.2.4 Fuel Cell Performance and Stability of sPI Membranes -- 3.3 Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) -- 3.3.1 Synthesis of sPEEK -- 3.3.2 Structure and Properties.

3.3.3 Modification of sPEEK Membranes -- 3.4 Sulfonated Polysulfone and Poly(ether sulfone) -- 3.4.1 Polysulfones and Poly(ether sulfone) -- 3.4.2 Sulfonation and Phosphonation of Polysulfones and Poly(ether sulfone)s -- 3.4.3 Poly(arylene thioether sulfone)s -- 3.5 Sulfonated Polyphosphazenes -- 3.5.1 Synthesis of Sulfonated Polyphosphazenes -- 3.5.2 Phenylphosphonic Acid-Functionalized Polyphosphazenes -- 3.5.3 Polyphosphazenes with Sulfonimide Side Groups -- 3.5.4 Modification of Sulfonated Polyphosphazenes -- 3.5.5 Polyphosphazene Membranes for PEMFCs -- 3.5.6 Polyphosphazene Membranes for DMFCs -- 3.6 Sulfonated Polybenzimidazole -- 3.7 Sulfonated Poly(phenylene oxide) -- 3.7.1 Sulfonated PPO for PEMs -- 3.7.2 Modification of sPPO -- 3.7.3 Fuel Cell Performances of sPPO Membranes -- References -- 4 Anhydrous Proton-Conducting Polymers for High-Temperature PEMFCs -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Phosphoric Acid-Impregnated Polybenzimidazole Membranes -- 4.2.1 Synthesis of PBIs -- 4.2.2 Membrane Fabrication of PBIs -- 4.2.3 Structure and Properties of PBIs -- 4.2.4 Modification of PBIs -- 4.2.5 Composite Membranes of PBIs -- 4.2.6 Fuel Cell Technologies -- References -- 5 Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells -- 5.2.1 Heterogeneous Membranes -- 5.2.2 Interpenetrating Polymer Network -- 5.2.3 Homogeneous Membranes -- 5.3 Structure and Properties of AEMs -- 5.3.1 General Properties of AEMs -- 5.3.2 Properties of the Ionic Groups -- 5.3.3 Transport Mechanisms in AEMs -- 5.3.4 Stability of Alkaline AEMs -- 5.3.5 Examples of Chemical Stability of Ammonium Groups Toward OH ̄Attack -- 5.4 Application of AEMs -- References -- 6 Polymers for New Types of Fuel Cells -- 6.1 Direct Liquid-Feed Fuel Cells -- 6.1.1 Introduction -- 6.1.2 Direct Liquid-Feed Fuels.

6.1.3 Carbon-Free Fuels -- 6.2 Microbial Fuel Cells -- 6.2.1 Introduction -- 6.2.2 Materials of Construction -- 6.2.3 Outlook and Application of MFCs -- 6.3 Microfuel Cells -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 Different Types of Microfuel Cells -- 6.3.3 Commercial Developments of Microfuel Cells -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.