A review of membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Transport phenomena, performance and durability

M Pan, C Pan, C Li, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane is one of the most important components in proton exchange membrane fuel
cells (PEMFCs), which determines the transport phenomena, performance, and durability …

The optimization of bacterial cellulose production and its applications: a review

D Andriani, AY Apriyana, M Karina - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising biomaterial due to its specific and excellent
properties such as high cellulose purity, mechanical strength, high crystallinity and …

Nanocellulose for industrial use: cellulose nanofibers (CNF), cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), and bacterial cellulose (BC)

A Blanco, MC Monte, C Campano, A Balea… - … of nanomaterials for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose materials have emerged as a new family of nanomaterials of great interest.
That is due to their environmental advantages, including their production from renewable …

Current status and future perspectives of proton exchange membranes for hydrogen fuel cells

A Jamil, S Rafiq, T Iqbal, HAA Khan, HM Khan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is on the lookout for sustainable and environmentally benign energy generating
systems. Fuel cells (FCs) are regarded as environmentally friendly technology since they …

Synthesis, properties, applications, and future prospective of cellulose nanocrystals

AB Rashid, ME Hoque, N Kabir, FF Rifat, H Ishrak… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exploration of nanocellulose has been aided by rapid nanotechnology and material
science breakthroughs, resulting in their emergence as desired biomaterials. Nanocellulose …

Natural polymers-based materials: A contribution to a greener future

ACQ Silva, AJD Silvestre, C Vilela, CSR Freire - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the sustainable development
of materials in areas ranging from food packaging and biomedicine to energy storage and …

Nanocellulose-based materials as components of polymer electrolyte fuel cells

C Vilela, AJD Silvestre, FML Figueiredo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and fuel cells (FCs) are an efficient conversion
technology, and thus have become mainstream research topics that could contribute to …

Bio-based polymer electrolytes for electrochemical devices: Insight into the ionic conductivity performance

M Rayung, MM Aung, SC Azhar, LC Abdullah… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the continuing efforts to explore alternatives to petrochemical-based polymers and the
escalating demand to minimize environmental impact, bio-based polymers have gained a …

Antimicrobial and conductive nanocellulose-based films for active and intelligent food packaging

C Vilela, C Moreirinha, EM Domingues… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is becoming an important substrate for engineering
multifunctional nanomaterials with singular and tunable properties for application in several …

Conductive polysaccharides-based proton-exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: The case of bacterial cellulose and fucoidan

C Vilela, ACQ Silva, EM Domingues, G Gonçalves… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conductive natural-based separators for application in polymer electrolyte fuel cells
(PEFCs) were fabricated by combining a bacterial polysaccharide, ie. bacterial cellulose …