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Journal of Membrane Science 188 (2001) 71–78
Sulfonated polybenzimidazole membranes — preparation and physico-chemical characterization P. Staiti∗ , F. Lufrano, A.S. Aricò, E. Passalacqua, V. Antonucci CNR — TAE, Institute for Transformation and Storage of Energy, Via Salita S. Lucia No. 5, 98126 S. Lucia, Messina, Italy Received 19 October 2000; received in revised form 31 January 2001; accepted 01 February 2001
1. Introduction There is a great interest in the development of thermally stable proton conductive membranes (up to 200◦ C) having lower cost with respect to those currently used for fuel cell applications [1–4]. Actually, the polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) operate at temperatures