Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells

Jince Thomas received his Master's degrees in Polymer Chemistry and in Polymer Science and Technology from Mahatma Gandhi University (India) and is conducting his doctoral research there in the research group of Prof. Sabu Thomas. Alex Schechter holds a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from Bar-Ilan University. After a few years of postdoctoral study at Case Western Reserve University (USA), he is now a full professor at Ariel University (Israel). Flavio Grynszpan obtained his Ph.D. degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is currently an associate professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University (Israel). Bejoy Francis is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry at St. Berchmans College, Kerala (India). He received his Ph.D. degree from Mahatma Gandhi University under the guidance of prof. Sabu Thomas. Sabu Thomas is currently Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and the Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He has published 1,200 scholarly articles and co-edited 150 books on topics in nanoscience, polymer science and engineering, and materials science.

1. An Introduction to Polymeric Electrolyte Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes
2. Historical and Recent Developments in Anion Exchange Membranes (AEM)
3. Fabrication Processes and Characterization Procedures of Anion Exchange Membranes
4. Types of Polymeric Electrolyte Anion Exchange Membranes: Heterogeneous and Grafted membranes, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks and Homogeneous membranes
5. Proton Exchange Membranes Versus Anion Exchange Membranes
6. Transport and Conductive Mechanisms in Anion Exchange Membranes
7. Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium Cations and Modified Quaternary Ammonium Cations
8. Guanidinium cations and their derivatives-based anion exchange membranes
9. Anion Exchange Membranes based on Imidazolium and Triazolium Cations
10. Radiation-Grafted and Crosslinked Polymers-Based Anion-Exchange Membranes
11. Degradation Mechanisms of Anion Exchange Membranes due to Alkali Hydrolysis and Radical Oxidative Species
12. Computational Approaches to Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes
13. An overview of commercial and non-commercial anion exchange membranes
14. Membrane Electrode Assembly Preparation for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (AEMFC): Selection of Ionomers and How to Avoid CO2 Poisoning
15. Applications of Anion Exchange Membranes Excluding Fuel Cells
16. Research Challenges and Future Directions on Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells