Table 2 Recent literature on
development of electrolyte
membrane for PEMFC
Membrane
Max power density, mW cm
−2
Source
PVA/PWA composite
60
Thanganathan and Nogami (2014)
sPAES composite
360
Sung et al. (2013)
sPAES composite
800
Yu et al. (2013)
sPAES composite
540
Park et al. (2011)
sPAES composite
360
Chun et al. (2013)
sPEEK composite
170
Lee et al. (2014)
sPEEK composite
56
Cho et al. (2010)
sPEEK composite
54.93
Ilbeygi et al. (2013)
sPS composite
180
Devrim et al. (2009)
sPAES composite
600
Amirinejad et al. (2012)
PBI composite
1000
Lobato et al. (2011a)
PBI composite
450
Jin et al. (2011)
PBI composite
800
Lobato et al. (2011b)
PBI composite
170
Jheng et al. (2013)
PBI composite
600
Kannan et al. (2010)
Nafion composite
120
Amjadi et al. (2010)
Sulfonated styrene
1400
Fatyeyeva et al. (2011)
Nafion composite
800
Lee et al. (2014)
PVA/PWA—poly(vinylalcohol)/phosphotungstic acid, sPAES—sulfonated poly(arylene ethers), PBI—
polybenzimidazole, sPEEK—sulfonated poly ethyl ether ketone
Table 3 Recent literature on
DMFC
Membrane
base
Focus of studies
Max power density,
mW cm
−2
Source
Nafion
Catalyst
23
Ahmad et al. (2010)
Nafion
Methanol crossover
22.7
Li et al. (2010)
Nafion
Water management
19.2
Wu et al. (2010)
Nafion
Methanol crossover
33
Xu and Faghri (2010)
PBI
High temperature
12–16
Mamlouk et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
51.6
Xu et al. (2011a, b)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
34
Xu et al. (2011a, b)
Nafion
Water management
17.1
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
40
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
46
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
109.8
Li and Faghri (2011)
PBI
High temperature
15
Brandão et al. (2012)
Nafion
Water management
18.4
He et al. (2012)
Nafion
Catalyst
299
Santasalo-Aarnio et al.
(2012)
Nafion
Water management
69.5
Wu et al. (2013)
Nafion
Water management
29.4
Zhang et al. (2014)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
32.6
Yan et al. (2015)
PBI
High temperature
37.2
Zhao et al. (2015)
Nafion
Water management
21
Zhang et al. (2015)
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development of electrolyte
membrane for PEMFC
Membrane
Max power density, mW cm
−2
Source
PVA/PWA composite
60
Thanganathan and Nogami (2014)
sPAES composite
360
Sung et al. (2013)
sPAES composite
800
Yu et al. (2013)
sPAES composite
540
Park et al. (2011)
sPAES composite
360
Chun et al. (2013)
sPEEK composite
170
Lee et al. (2014)
sPEEK composite
56
Cho et al. (2010)
sPEEK composite
54.93
Ilbeygi et al. (2013)
sPS composite
180
Devrim et al. (2009)
sPAES composite
600
Amirinejad et al. (2012)
PBI composite
1000
Lobato et al. (2011a)
PBI composite
450
Jin et al. (2011)
PBI composite
800
Lobato et al. (2011b)
PBI composite
170
Jheng et al. (2013)
PBI composite
600
Kannan et al. (2010)
Nafion composite
120
Amjadi et al. (2010)
Sulfonated styrene
1400
Fatyeyeva et al. (2011)
Nafion composite
800
Lee et al. (2014)
PVA/PWA—poly(vinylalcohol)/phosphotungstic acid, sPAES—sulfonated poly(arylene ethers), PBI—
polybenzimidazole, sPEEK—sulfonated poly ethyl ether ketone
Table 3 Recent literature on
DMFC
Membrane
base
Focus of studies
Max power density,
mW cm
−2
Source
Nafion
Catalyst
23
Ahmad et al. (2010)
Nafion
Methanol crossover
22.7
Li et al. (2010)
Nafion
Water management
19.2
Wu et al. (2010)
Nafion
Methanol crossover
33
Xu and Faghri (2010)
PBI
High temperature
12–16
Mamlouk et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
51.6
Xu et al. (2011a, b)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
34
Xu et al. (2011a, b)
Nafion
Water management
17.1
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
40
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
46
Wu et al. (2011)
Nafion
Water management
109.8
Li and Faghri (2011)
PBI
High temperature
15
Brandão et al. (2012)
Nafion
Water management
18.4
He et al. (2012)
Nafion
Catalyst
299
Santasalo-Aarnio et al.
(2012)
Nafion
Water management
69.5
Wu et al. (2013)
Nafion
Water management
29.4
Zhang et al. (2014)
Nafion
Water management/methanol
crossover
32.6
Yan et al. (2015)
PBI
High temperature
37.2
Zhao et al. (2015)
Nafion
Water management
21
Zhang et al. (2015)
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119