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. 2015 Nov 24;5(4):793–809. doi: 10.3390/membranes5040793

Table 2.

Electrochemical characteristics of the membranes in DMFC (2M CH3OH).

Membrane Acronym Units E-730 E-750 F-1850 F-18120 F-2350 FZP-960 FZP-990 FZP-9110 FX-7050 Nafion® 115
Polymer Type s-PEEK s-PEEK PFSA PFSA PFSA PFSA-ZrP PFSA-ZrP PFSA-ZrP PFSA Cross-Linked PFSA
Equivalent weight g/mol 700 700 1800 1800 2300 950 950 950 7000 1100
thickness µm 30 50 50 120 50 60 90 110 50 125
Max. Power density mW·cm−2 77 17 74 36 50 64 32 35 42 64
@ 60 °C
Rs (EIS) Ω cm2 0.20 0.62 0.20 0.50 0.31 0.085 0.29 0.33 0.13 0.17
@ 60 °C
Crossover current mA·cm−2 48 106 120 100 88 128 135 208 186 195
@ 60 °C
Max. Power density mW·cm−2 145 42 116 64 80 129 55 84 67 167
@ 90 °C
Rs (EIS) Ω cm2 0.14 0.23 0.16 0.38 0.34 0.06 0.21 0.24 0.12 0.14
@ 90 °C
Crossover current mA·cm−2 74 185 193 123 121 153 162 245 260 380
@ 90 °C