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This work is focused on the synthesis and characterization of CS/HPA membranes with the aim to test their performance as proton conductors in Methanol fed fuel cell (Direct Methanol Fuel Cells). Impedance Spectroscopy was used to get information of the conductivity of the membrane and to model the overall electrical behaviour of the cell.
proton conductors, chitosan (CS)-based membrane, direct methanol fuel cells
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