Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells

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

Jince Thomas, PhD, is Assistant Professor, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

Alex Schechter, PhD, is Full Professor in Electrochemistry at Ariel University, Israel.

Flavio Grynszpan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel.

Bejoy Francis, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at St. Berchmans College, Kerala, India.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is Chairman of Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park), Kerala, India, Former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has published extensively on nanoscience, polymer science and engineering, and materials science subjects.