2005 Annual Meeting

(598c) Effect of Cations on the Modulus of Immersed Nafion® Film by Dma

Authors

Steve Sauerbrunn - Presenter, Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
Michael Zemo, Mettler-Toledo, Inc.


Nafion® film is used as the proton exchange membrane (PEM) in many fuel cell designs. Cations are known to change the modulus of dry Nafion films. This paper will present data on the modulus of Nafion while immersed in water containing different metal ions.