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ArticleMembranes2023

Chitosan Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications.

Livhuwani Modau, Rudzani Sigwadi, Touhami Mokrani, Fulufhelo Nemavhola

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Article in Membranes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Livhuwani ModauDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of South Africa, Florida 1710, South Africa.
Rudzani SigwadiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of South Africa, Florida 1710, South Africa.
Touhami MokraniDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of South Africa, Florida 1710, South Africa.
Fulufhelo NemavholaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa.

Funding

National Research Foundation 129380
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the steps involved in fabricating silica/chitosan composite membranes and their suitability for fuel cell applications. It also intends to identify the physical characteristics of chitosan composite membranes, including their degree of water absorption, proton conductivity, methanol permeability, and functional groups. In this investigation, composite membranes were fabricated using the solution casting method with a chitosan content of 5 g and silica dosage variations of 2% and 4% while stirring at a constant speed for 2 h. According to the findings, the analysis of composite membranes produced chitosan membranes that were successfully modified with silica. The optimum membrane was found to be 4% s-SiO

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chitosancomposite membranesdirect methanol fuel cellfuel cellmethanol permeabilityproton conductivitysilica/chitosansolution castingwater uptake

Identifiers

PMID37888010
PMCPMC10608347

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