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. 2017 Sep 18;2(9):5831–5839. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00687

Table 3. Membrane Proton Conductivity (σ), Diffusion Coefficient (Dσ), Methanol Permeability (Pm), and Activation Energy of Proton Conduction (Ea) of Different PEMs.

membrane type σ (×10–2) (S cm–1) Dσ (×10–10) m2 s–1 Pm (× 10–7) cm2 s–1 Ea (kJ mol–1)
Nafion 8.98 6.41   5.41
SPES 3.45 2.13 3.27 21.08
PAS-1 6.43 3.17 3.15 18.55
PAS-2 7.29 3.35 1.32 16.12
PAS-5 9.49 3.31 1.19 14.32
PAS-10 6.33 3.02   17.16
PAS-20 6.2 2.59   16.92